Anneliis

(audiobook)

Really thought of DNFing it in the first half as I did not like or relate to Addie at all. But then the second half, I was loving it. Henry's just like me fr

Well. It had the promise to be great but fell short for me (lol, ‘fall', like the characters on the cover). This book maybe could've gotten a (at least slightly) higher star rating if I hadn't had high expectations going into it. 

The story is interesting, though I felt a pretty major aspect was not explored as much as it should have been. Like, how is it only in the last two pages that the real consequences of their medical records essentially getting switched is brought up??? And so casually too - the mom was not shocked, because she knew of someone who had to do the same for ACL surgery. That feels a little different from June and Jayne's situation! Like, if Jayne has kids, will they just forever have June as their mom on the birth certificate? Is that not going to cause issues throughout the children's lives???

I liked the writing in some parts. But then in others, I was confused and/or annoyed by it - and I can admit, the confusion may be entirely my own fault - and others still that were sort of ruined for me by this inconsistency. There were paragraphs that possibly in another context I would have liked, but as it was surrounded by bits I felt were not written as well, it just felt like they were trying to be deep but failing. 

For example, the sentence that got me to start a note on my phone about this book to keep track of some of the things I found confusing: 

To me, Lady Liberty's like the moon, the way she can look bigger even from the same spot.

Marking it as 5 stars because I believe people would benefit from reading it, however I actually was really frustrated at several points throughout this book for its lack of nuance. Would like to read more on this topic, but with more consideration put on neurodivergence as well as the role capitalism plays in all of this.