A review by mmccombs
Terrace Story by Hilary Leichter

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

I’m unsure what to think of this! There were so many elements happening all at once: magical realism; climate collapse; linked individual stories. I really enjoyed the initial concept of a terrace randomly appearing and thought it would be a much goofier story based on that concept, but it was really quite melancholy and strange. I don’t know if I love where it turned up, especially with the last chapter, but it was definitely an engaging and quick read! I personally did not like the narration of the audiobook, the person’s voice was like gratingly gravely, so I might have liked it more physically because the writing was very sharp and beautiful. I might come back to this review as I think about it more, but I think I liked it?