Ever read a book that makes you want to highlight every other page because you feel so seen? Kim Hooper’s Woman on the Verge brought back some complicated feelings about motherhood, and I wasn’t expecting just how validating it would be.
Unreliable Narrator
These books feature an unreliable narrator.
An unreliable narrator is a storyteller—typically a first-person narrator—whose account of events is compromised, inaccurate, or biased, forcing the reader to question their credibility. They may deceive intentionally, be mentally unstable, naive, or biased, ultimately obscuring the “true” story. This device creates suspense and irony.
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