I was more attracted to the idea of this story than the execution itself. Nora November is declared clinically dead for a few minutes after a surfing accident after which she is revived. The near-death experience prompts her to become more in control of her life and make changes she wouldn't dare to before. The book is centered upon multiple triggering themes like suicide, death, depression, parental abandonment, etc, yet in my eyes, it was very straightforward. The novel is my no means 'light' but I didn't have to think too much to understand the meaning of the story because it was right there. I was rather disconnected from the characters and though I sympathized with them, I was very much a distant bystander. Many aspects of the story were lacking in depth and weren't that intriguing. The narrator does a fabulous job and nailed the tones and voices of the ensemble cast.
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