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Feb 18, 2017Soundreader rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is hard to write stream of consciousness book well, but Toews does. 16-year-old Nomi is lost but not just in the "typical teenager" lost sort of way. Two of the most important figures in her life have left her: her older sister and her mother. To top that all off, she lives in a conservative Mennonite town in Canada. She is not only struggling to understand the world around her as a typical teenager would but as a teenager going through a huge family crisis that leaves her questioning life, love, family, and what to do with herself. The book is laugh-out-loud funny with Nomi's dry sense of humor and also tragically sad in its reflection of life and loss. I feel it is thought provoking, introspective, and worth reading. I recommend this book to others.