Review: Ply

Ply Ply by Hernan Diaz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book is somewhere between a three and four stars for me. I think my experience of it is the opposite of many readers. I liked the world building and found the characters quite interesting but I didn't like the ending. After having read Diaz's previous novel, I was wondering why he would take such a turn and I kept waiting for the book to shift under me. I kept waiting for a reveal that, for me, never came together.

Maybe I didn't understand the genius of this book. I did find myself thinking about it more and more since I finished it which is why I ended up rating it on the high end and reading it was a positive experience for me, but somehow I felt let down in the end. I wanted something more. Or something different.

I am still not sure.

with gratitude to netgalley and Riverhead Books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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