No Perfect Words Book

First Reads Winner

I feel like I'm not quite qualified to review this book, quite honestly. It's a very different style than I am used to, and I found it hard to follow in places, although I believe that to be intentional. The story is told through flashback, and through the telling of other stories which merge and flow together. The language is elegant, even when it is coarse, and paints a clear picture of the settings, which are both common and exotic. With the narrator addressing her ex-husband throughout the story as if she were speaking directly to him, it feels very intimate, like listening in on a private conversation. It was an intriguing and fascinating book.