![]() ![]() the story is told in brief episodes that build upon each other to give a sense of how this particular dynamic operates. he watches a man die, he watches his mother slip into her winter depressions, he watches the community in its triumphs and failures.Īnd through his eyes, there is so much beauty. She kneels to his height and kisses him.īut bit is not unintelligent, he is just watching. Sweetie gives the note to Hannah, whose lips form an O. When he hands it to Sweetie, she goes speechless. ![]() He wakes three times per night, desolate for his mother. the size of an itty-bitty butternut squash.īit is initially believed by many members of the community to be defective because of his size and because he doesn't speak for several years. When he is born, he is just a tiny little thing: she wrapped you around and around with a thick wool scarf and went to the grocer's and weighed you. This novel focuses on bit, a child born into a hippie commune, and checks in with him during four periods in his life. ![]() i have read all three of her books now, and while monsters of templeton is still far and away the winner in the "books by lauren groff" award ceremonies, this one is very very good. fucking hippies.īut i should have known that lauren groff would write a spectacular book even if it was about fucking hippies. I had reservations about this book because, well, look at that cover. ![]()
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