A review by win_fletcher
Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

3.0

There's a scene towards the beginning when the main character is in class, sees a random dude eating a sandwich, asks for a bite, takes it and then hands it back to him and I will never stop thinking about how bizarre that was.
Overall, this book was fine, some of the writing was really pretty and it was very atmospheric. The style took me a bit to get used to, and I didn't really like the main character all that much, mostly because I felt like we never really get to know her very well, despite the fact that the entire story is told from her perspective. She's very detached from reality the entire time and it feels like she's always hiding her true feelings and self, even from the reader. I didn't understand her motivations half the time.
But once I got used to that style, I felt like it was effective, and it was still a pretty quick read. While I'm not sure if I can say that I necessarily enjoyed this book, it definitely did hold my attention so I'll give it that and a 3 star rating.