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November 16, 2023
I liked this, it was intriguing. I found this story to be engaging and filled with enough room for speculation that made it compelling.
We follow Maria, a high school senior, when she makes a rather strange bet with her father (proposed by him) that dictates for her to leave her suburbia home right after turning 18. With fear, she does so to fulfill the bet and finds herself in a rather peculiar situation, leading her to try to discover what lies behind her father’s insisting.
It is quite strange to describe this, as it is, in itself, very concise and on the weirder side. Nevertheless, Amy Silverman’s prose is simple yet effective at delivering a rather mundane tale that turns, endearingly enough, into a large metaphor. I enjoyed the quirky descriptions of emotions and character that made the feel of the story stand out.
The ending was very well-done and I think was delivered in a curious way through absurdism. The reader is left with a very fun sensation of thought-provoking dread and hopefulness. Though the beginning is a bit flat, I believe that the story does pick up a steady tone that is easy to follow and rewarding.
We follow Maria, a high school senior, when she makes a rather strange bet with her father (proposed by him) that dictates for her to leave her suburbia home right after turning 18. With fear, she does so to fulfill the bet and finds herself in a rather peculiar situation, leading her to try to discover what lies behind her father’s insisting.
It is quite strange to describe this, as it is, in itself, very concise and on the weirder side. Nevertheless, Amy Silverman’s prose is simple yet effective at delivering a rather mundane tale that turns, endearingly enough, into a large metaphor. I enjoyed the quirky descriptions of emotions and character that made the feel of the story stand out.
The ending was very well-done and I think was delivered in a curious way through absurdism. The reader is left with a very fun sensation of thought-provoking dread and hopefulness. Though the beginning is a bit flat, I believe that the story does pick up a steady tone that is easy to follow and rewarding.
August 27, 2024
🤨…. talk about growing up….
May 31, 2025
I think I get it now
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