Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was an interesting story about what happens when a critic who loves giving terrible reviews (and is even more despicable for other reasons) finally gets his due when an artist decides to make her whole show about what he did to her.
There’s a lot to unpack in this story about art, self-expression, payback, what’s ok to criticize, family, trauma, and one’s reputation. I felt that the story was both slow and the characters were all not-likable which made it hard to feel sorry for them and for what was happening to them. It created a distance between me and the story. It was still really interesting and a lot of food for thought.
with gratitude to netgalley and Doubleday for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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