Status Updates From The Antidote

Reading this book feels like what I imagine trying to keep a clean house in a dust storm feels like: tedious and never-ending. Just when I get a glimpse of something interesting (floor!) the wind (chapter/POV) changes and it's gone again.

2 rough reads in a row. 2.5-3.5 stars, depending on the part being read.

There were so many parts of this book that drew me in and interested me, but connecting them all felt forced. I’m fascinated by the dust bowl and the plight of the Native Americans during that time, Antonia’s story of the home for unwed mothers, even the photographers of the period and Harp’s polish father’s story, but it just was hard to bring it all together. Throwing in magical realism made it very odd.