genre: psychological fiction
Jane O. is a patient of Dr. Bryd's. And as interesting as she is when he meets her, Jane O.'s story is only going to get more and more unusual. Jane has lost a significant block of time and she, as well as Dr. Byrd and the police, need to figure out what happened to her. The story is told two from two points of view, one is Dr. Bryd's personal case report and one reads like Jane O.'s journal. As time goes on, there are only more questions than answers. Soon, a reader can't even know if either of our narrators is trustworthy. What actually happened to Jane O.?
This was a serious pageturner for me. The style of storytelling just really worked - I felt two steps removed, in the sense that I just was never super sure I could believe what happened - but it was told in such a fluid way that it read really fast. I felt like the "okay, I haven't really shared everything" trope was maybe used a few too many times but also, I kind of liked it too. Because it just leaves your brain scrambling trying to make sense of what is real. I'm giving it four stars out of five because the ending didn't really do it for me. I wanted there to be a resolution that didn't stretch my suspended disbelief so far. AND YET. I didn't NOT like the ending - it intrigued me and I'm still thinking about it. So four stars it is.
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