She rejects dragons for too long due to this resentment, but one cannot take their eyes away from Alex’s emotional journey. To her credit, the author depicts both decisions with grace, while considering Alex’s resentment equally. Alex’s mother knits knots and bracelets, choosing to keep herself in her human life, meanwhile her fierce and opinionated aunt chooses to leave the constraints of the patriarchy behind and take flight. Most of all, she skillfully ponders the role of women and their choices. An allegory that seems simple on its face slowly unfurls into something much more complex. Its about women and rage, but its also about intersectionality, solidarity, curiosity, and empathy. At one point, she reflects on memory: “It finds the holes in the universe and stitches them closed, tying the threads together in a tight unbreakable knot.” Barnhill’s capacity to find philosophy in the smallest things is unparalleled, and her craft contributes to this bizarre yet fascinating tale. 'If the state of the world makes you wish you could turn into a dragon and eat some people, this is the book for you. Yet regardless of the plot, Barnhill more than compensates with the utilization of enthralling prose. My mother was not among the women who dragoned on April, 25, 1955. Although these do contribute to world-building in many ways, it wears on the pace of the story. The book exposes a world that wants to keep women small their lives and their prospects and examines what happens when they rise en masse and take up the space they deserve. Beyond the story itself, the author invents documents and annals of scientific research for this reimagined period of history.
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