I thought this was delightful!
Certainly not a perfect book (main thing is probably the extremely thin romances), but I had lots of fun exploring the language. I normally find epistolary novels kind of boring, but I was engaged the whole time and read it pretty quick, so props to Mark. The characters were fun and quirky and there was a combination of really sweet moments and higher stakes than I expected.
I liked the characters, but the way the world worked was a bit arbitrary at times, making the plot much less engaging.
As someone not from NY, Jemisin did a great job of showing what the city is like and portraying authentic experiences - She said she did a ton of research in the acknowledgements and I totally believe it.
Sweet, cosy, sad
a story of people living through grief, with some lovely reflections and moments
Would recommend for a short read if you like a short read about love and comforting people with food
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