I’ve read so many reviews like yours that say it seems like linked short stories. I can’t help but disagree. I thought it connected completely and wonderfully. I did take a really long time reading it though so I had time to pick up every little tiny piece of the book, but I just loved it. It was worth all the hype to me. I love that we can have different opinions as readers though and everyone can get something different from a book.
While I was reading this, people would see Obreht’s face on the back cover and say, “How old is she, like thirteen?” She is so young, and my coworkers thought she was even younger.
