Reviewed by Joséphine on
Initial thoughts: Despite the dark themes that Please Ignore Vera Dietz deals with, I felt oddly indifferent throughout the book. The prose was strong, Vera was a smart protagonist who displayed a believable level of (im)maturity for her age and she had a strong yet complex relationship with her father. In fact, there were interspersed alternate points-of-view which also included snippets from her father. Those I appreciated. Then there were the views from a pagoda which hardly added anything to the story besides failed quirkiness. In the end, I felt decidedly lukewarm about the book.
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