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Pick the Lock
Pick the Lock | A S King
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From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent on picking the lock of her toxic family. Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father who confines Jane's mother to a system of pneumatic tubes whenever she's at home. And then there's weirdly ever-present Aunt Finch, Milorad the gardener, and his rat, Brutus. For Jane, this all seems normal until she suddenly gains access to the files for a lifetime of security-camera videos--her lifetime. A.S. King's latest surrealist masterpiece follows Jane's bizarre and brilliant journey to reconnect with her mother by breaking out of her shell and composing a punk opera.
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BeeMagical
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Mehso-so

Book 89📚 2.8⭐️

This was a strange one lol I was definitely intrigued by the plot. But it fell a little flat for me, especially the end. It just didn‘t have enough wow factor🤷🏼‍♀️

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BekaReid
Pick the Lock | A S King
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And that's a wrap. Still loving StoryGraph's monthly wrap up feature.

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BekaReid
Pick the Lock | A S King
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Pickpick

AS King is YA surrealism at its best. Her newest novel is a deep dive into what domestic abuse is like from the inside. It's frank but handled with grace. And I loved seeing Jane's punk opera develop throughout the book.

Leftcoastzen 😻👏 4w
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Read_By_Red
Pick the Lock | A S King
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This was a very strange novel. I found myself rather irritated by Mina because of how weak she seems; I would never allow myself to be treated like she is. That being said, I think the message that I took away from the novel would not exist if Mina‘s strength was seen from the beginning. I liked the sprinklings of Jane‘s opera throughout the narrative and what they brought to the story. I do believe that there is a rather powerful message sent.