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A review by onmalsshelf
The Morningside by Téa Obreht
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
DNF @ 26%
Thank you to the publisher for a galley in exchange for a review.
After hearing such great things about Obreht's previous releases, I was excited to dive into this dystopian fiction.
What I didn't realize is how much time we would be spending with an 11 year old. Since I'm DNFing, I'm not sure if the plot eventually grows passed Silvia being 11, but as it stands right now I think this could be classified under young adult.
The Morningside reminds me of dystopian novels I read as a teenager: the main character is a young girl with just one parent that has hard time and lives in a city in a place ravaged by climate change.
It really doesn't offer anything new. Silvia is convinced by her aunt that some woman with dogs may be a witch, which leads Silvia to try to get into her apartment since she can't go to school yet.
Thank you to the publisher for a galley in exchange for a review.
After hearing such great things about Obreht's previous releases, I was excited to dive into this dystopian fiction.
What I didn't realize is how much time we would be spending with an 11 year old. Since I'm DNFing, I'm not sure if the plot eventually grows passed Silvia being 11, but as it stands right now I think this could be classified under young adult.
The Morningside reminds me of dystopian novels I read as a teenager: the main character is a young girl with just one parent that has hard time and lives in a city in a place ravaged by climate change.
It really doesn't offer anything new. Silvia is convinced by her aunt that some woman with dogs may be a witch, which leads Silvia to try to get into her apartment since she can't go to school yet.