“I did not enjoy this book at all. Why did it win the booker? Maybe I am missing something. It bothered me we as the reader basically could not trust Veronica's memory (because she herself did not). Who knew what to believe? So why bother spending the time when half of it is not true? The style just did not work for me.”
“I think that was kind of a message in the novel. Veronica's emotions about her brother, the way she interacts with her family, the way she perceives her world are entirely constructed on the feelings and experiences of her memories. It doesn't even seem to matter if they're real or not, because it's not the facts but her relationship to these ideas and experiences that affect her. I think the author plays with the idea of memory, and the various ways it can continue to affect our lives.”
