A review by enzsch
The Department of Speculation by Jenny Offill

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was super cool as a concept, and I think offill is immensely talented, I had a good time reading it but I think it is not super my style, as I tend to prefer books that have a little more grounding, where this book feels more in the ether and I was less able to piece together all of the bits of it. I think it was a great portrayal of how there are all these emotionally charged bits of your life, and they all feel significant and final in the moment but eventually become a blip in a longer story