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'Things will always be different, because things can always be different'
In the space of the short novel Ali Smith crams much into her light, easy but meaningful prose: gender fluidity, sexism, activism, branding, contemporary Scotland, mythology and duality, always duality of being both and not, so gloriously explored in her latest book, How To Be Both. In more than the narrative of girl meets boy and it's not. A simple story of two sisters, both finding their way, finding love, finding their ...more
In the space of the short novel Ali Smith crams much into her light, easy but meaningful prose: gender fluidity, sexism, activism, branding, contemporary Scotland, mythology and duality, always duality of being both and not, so gloriously explored in her latest book, How To Be Both. In more than the narrative of girl meets boy and it's not. A simple story of two sisters, both finding their way, finding love, finding their ...more
Another book in the retold myth series. A quick read. Her tone is very Jeanette Winterson-esque. I enjoyed the story a lot, and because it is a retold myth, I don't feel the need to obsess about plot points. It's mythic, not literal.
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