I enjoy magical realism. But my problem is that I'm always looking into things for the symbolism of things (like glass pumpkins, stained glass coffins, moons, red hair) and then get frustrated when I don't understand the reasoning for the magic. The writing in When the Moon was Ours is beautifully written, although the dialogue threw me a few times with the poetic language of description and then the abrupt "gonna" in the speaking. And the story is pretty interesting, too. After reading about Anna-Marie's life, her transgender husband, it makes the story all that more intriguing (there are a couple of transgender characters). Overall, great, somewhat slow, and again, the magical realism sometimes stumped me, hence the 3 star. But it is definitely one that I would recommend to students.
3/5 stars
I enjoy magical realism. But my problem is that I'm always looking into things for the symbolism of things (like glass pumpkins, stained glass coffins, moons, red hair) and then get frustrated when I don't understand the reasoning for the magic. The writing in When the Moon was Ours is beautifully written, although the dialogue threw me a few times with the poetic language of description and then the abrupt "gonna" in the speaking. And the story is pretty interesting, too. After reading about Anna-Marie's life, her transgender husband, it makes the story all that more intriguing (there are a couple of transgender characters). Overall, great, somewhat slow, and again, the magical realism sometimes stumped me, hence the 3 star. But it is definitely one that I would recommend to students.
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December 2023
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