María Macarena itibaren Sáchica, Boyaca, Colombia

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05/02/2024

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2019-09-18 12:40

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I came to this novel having previously read Liz Jensen's more recent works, The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, and My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time. Egg Dancing is her first novel. Egg Dancing is an original weave of psychiatry, obstetrics, genetics, science fiction, dystopia and religion in this comic-thriller, which has multiple points of confusion and story turns for the reader. Egg Dancing has many laugh-out-loud moments, appealing to my black sense of humour, and the novel is on occasions quite touching and sensitive. An easy read, and, as the plot unravels, you don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to work out how it’s going to pan out. But that is a minor criticism, Jensen has told a good tale: her female characters are, as ever, strong, well constructed and full of the flaws that manifest themselves in most hilarious storylines. Jensen writes with energy, not with speed; a fizz and sprightliness that keeps the reader engaged. However, by half-way through I was urging her to explore the characters and the story further, I felt like there was a lot more there to give us, and I was left a little short-changed by the end. It’s not a question of depth, but breadth. Of the three central female characters, it was the sister, Linda, who was given the longest and most detailed narrative, and as a result, this novel could have at least another 100 pages of value to add to the other two women. The character of Linda steals the show, and this created an imbalance in my view. Not that I am complaining too much, Linda provided the best of the black comedy and some cringe-worthy and spitefully revengeful moments. I found myself thinking is this the origin of the novel The Ninth Life of Louis Drax, written several years later? I had feelings of déjà vu throughout…… a cast of strong female characters, a male doctor(s), children with mysterious quirks……. Liz Jensen has written an inventive and original first novel, and I look forward to reading more of her work in the future.

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