Terrace Story

Not sure this was an entirely cohesive story and after a quick introduction of ‘the terrace', the narrative goes a completely different direction for almost 50% of the short novel and doesn't seem to make remote sense until the final 50 or so pages. Writing is solid and the characters are decently developed, but this read more like a set of 4 short stories that are loosely connected without a common thread until the very end.

4.5 ⭐️

First, the prose: I absolutely loved the dreaminess! The rest of the novel felt like four separate yet interconnected short stories, in the vein of Emily St. James Mandel. I also loved how the themes of loneliness and love and relationships are related to spaciousness and home. I only wish the ending had been drawn out a bit more; it felt sharp.