Greta and Valdin

Such a fun read with important discussions. I felt like it was the perfect balance between funny and serious. The narrative felt a bit slower, but this also made the reading experience more relaxing in my opinion.

This should have won book of the year, or at least book of the year (auckland), it's great. I finished it at 1am eating cottage cheese with laoganma on the couch and I think they have stopped putting msg in it?Edit: I don't understand some reviews which are claiming there's no plot. There's a lot of things that happen and change, this isn't [b:To the Lighthouse 59716 To the Lighthouse Virginia Woolf https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1639106809l/59716.SY75.jpg 1323448]

Absolutely one of the best books I've read this year so far.

Funny, serious, clever, unexpected, slowly revelatory. Best book of 2023 calling it now.