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A Scatter of Light: 11/21/23
A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo (2022) is set in the North Bay in the year that same sex marriage was approved. Aria Tang has found herself at her grandmother's place after topless photographs of her were posted on social media. Lo's novel has a very strong sense of place and time. The location is so accurately described that she apologizes in the afterword for a few moments of artistic license she's taken with locations. With so much time and effort spent on creating a realistic depiction of one sliver of the Bay Area, the novel itself settles comfortably into being a YA slice of life. Beyond the inciting event and Aria's own muddled feelings, there's not a lot of drama in this novel. It's a slow, contemplative piece that is serene at times and messy at others. Aria's emotions run hot and cold too and because of her youth she misreads many situations as she's trying to figure herself out. On average I take a couple days to read a book. This one took a week because it just wanted to be read at a slower, more contemplative pace. Five stars Comments (0)
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