another netgalley review !!!!! thank you to netgalley and the publisher for sending me the e-ARC copy of Sunbirth by An Yu!!!
Sunbirth is set in a small, isolated town where the sun, incrementally, is disappearing. it follows a young pharmacist as she goes about her life selling medicine to regulars. both slow and fast-paced, the story unfolds as the sun fades away - until people start becoming suns themselves.
this is a story about grief and sisterhood. i loved this book and all of its aspects. i read Ghost Music by An Yu a while ago, and while it wasn't my favorite i was excited to read more of this authors work. Sunbirth totally surpassed my expectations. it was lyrical and blunt, and didn't pull any punches. the mystery and different time periods were so interesting i couldn't put it down, i read this one pretty much in one sitting. truly i don't know what else i can say about it; this is exactly the type of literary magical realism story that i eat up. weird and inexplicable with lovable, human characters
5/5 stars from me!
