"where I am is not a prison but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said, who was in love with either/or." only a few pages in and already sold!

love these characters

Skillful plotting and lyrical imagery make this book worth the read, but it's greatest strength is in its character development: Obreht writes of characters, both major and minor, whose stories are at once beautiful and heartbreaking, reminding readers of the power of stories to define our lives.

"It is requisite for the ideal artist to possess a force of character that seems hardly compatible with its delicacy..." #artistlife