KnitAFett reseñó Oona Out of Order de Margarita Montimore
This one surpised me.
4,0 stars
I started reading this book due to it being picked for a book club read-along that had a theme of involving New Years. I had heard of it a few times before so I was glad to have a reason to pick it up, and found it really enjoyable. There are a few twists thrown into the book, but they feel natural due to the time jumping and didn't seem outlandish.
My big take-away with this book was Oona's heavy struggle with depression and our basic human needs for connection with others. Even with using her knowledge of future events (i.e. hello stock market!), she has a really hard time with the jumping. She jumps forwards and backwards in time, always on New Year's Day, which leaves her with one year to try to figure things out in whatever age she's landed in.
As you would expect, there …
I started reading this book due to it being picked for a book club read-along that had a theme of involving New Years. I had heard of it a few times before so I was glad to have a reason to pick it up, and found it really enjoyable. There are a few twists thrown into the book, but they feel natural due to the time jumping and didn't seem outlandish.
My big take-away with this book was Oona's heavy struggle with depression and our basic human needs for connection with others. Even with using her knowledge of future events (i.e. hello stock market!), she has a really hard time with the jumping. She jumps forwards and backwards in time, always on New Year's Day, which leaves her with one year to try to figure things out in whatever age she's landed in.
As you would expect, there are a lot of pop culture references made that vary depending on the the year she's in. It does not feel forced as a flex for the author to tell you all the information that they know, but as a growing pain that Oona has to deal with so she doesn't appear out of place in her timeline.
There is heavy usage of drugs throughout the book, as well as a fair amount of spice sprinkled through, so just be warned of that before diving into it.
I really enjoyed this one and will likely revisit it at some point as it was a nice change from the heavy-handed books that I've been reading. If the premise sounds interesting to you, I would suggest giving it a go!