I very much enjoyed We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler which is set in the USA from about 1960s to the present. The narrating character is Rosemary and she tells the story of her family which appears quite dysfunctional. Rosemary has her psychologist father, mother, brother Lowell and her sister Fern. When Rosemary is about five years old, her brother and sister disappear and most of the story if about her efforts in later life to find them. This is an "unexpected" story which is very thought-provoking. It examines the ethics of animal experimentation for "the good of mankind." It is a well-written story, challenging and very compelling. It was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2014. This is not an "ordinary" story. 5/5Saturday, August 1, 2015
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
I very much enjoyed We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler which is set in the USA from about 1960s to the present. The narrating character is Rosemary and she tells the story of her family which appears quite dysfunctional. Rosemary has her psychologist father, mother, brother Lowell and her sister Fern. When Rosemary is about five years old, her brother and sister disappear and most of the story if about her efforts in later life to find them. This is an "unexpected" story which is very thought-provoking. It examines the ethics of animal experimentation for "the good of mankind." It is a well-written story, challenging and very compelling. It was shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2014. This is not an "ordinary" story. 5/5
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