by Ali Smith
A short, light & hilarious story, with simple & pretty language, almost poetic romance, & a tiny dose of politics (maybe a bit slacktivist).
Not bad! I picked this up at random at unnameable boox. it says it's a retelling of the myth of iphis, which it is, but it's also not a bad story on it's own, and well written.
after i read girl meets boy i realized it was a lot more like what i had expected eugenides' middlesex to be than middlesex actually was. i will definitely read this again, perhaps when more in the mood for a love story, and i'm interested in reading more of ali smith's work.it is a book that plays ...