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Orlando

a Biography
Jun 08, 2016
Challenging but rewarding in parts. The chapters are long. The setting/time period are sometimes hard to pin down. Once Orlando's gender changes halfway through things get more interesting - as Orlando thinks about the ways that her life has changed as a woman. There is also a heightened level of comedy at this point in the story - as the other characters barely react to the change. This is a book which felt most engaging at its center. Read it if you're in the mood for some magical realism or gender discourse