pickSurreal, fairytale-like and thought-provoking. An enchanting slim novel about a miniaturist in a tourist town that leans heavily on its quaintness, and whose inhabitants have opened their homes to wild animals. #CanLit #ShadowGiller2023
There was nothing whatsoever quaint about his bookshop, which had the ambiance of a discount shoe store with its linoleum floor, metal shelves, crowded aisles. It wasn‘t unusual to encounter a dead mouse in a corner trap. The books were stacked vertically in piles, making the lower volumes difficult to retrieve.
A wild animal‘s perfection had nothing whatsoever to do with the human gaze—it existed beyond and outside people.
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pickA quirky little book about a solitary miniaturist Dorn who lives in a quaint small town. His older brother is jerk, his dad is a crank, and he's scared to tell his best friend he's in love with her. Things start to shift when a pilot government program encourages people to adopt wild animals. Lives get exposed and unsettled, including Dorn's. A slim volume that reads like a modern fairy tale. It's kind of weird and captivating. #canlit #netgalley
The Animals | 
