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I liked the big world pool the author used and how well developed the character are. The communication was varied and interesting to follow too. The whole story seemed really realistic to me because it portrayed daily challenges such as work and family. The pandemic aspect wasn’t over the top either. However the first 1/3 of the story was a little difficult for me to understand. It got better, but the story felt unfinished and cut off lots of times. I wonder if I understood the story correctly because I kept searching for a plot or message. I would love the story to be longer actually. It‘s a quick, easy and relatable read though.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC!

Negative Space is a unique book that I really enjoyed! There was comedy, drama, and I found the characters more relatable than I originally anticipated. I will definitely be recommending to my followers!

Everyone I interact with knows how much I dislike overly crowded novels. This takes the prize in cramming in the most names in the fewest pages. I know this is a stream of consciousness style, which is often hard to follow. Many people have now written about life during the pandemic, but I felt that the experience of the author was very different from my own.

This is not a novelette I enjoyed. As an educator, I found it difficult to empathize, which is quite unexpected. The part I related to was the inappropriate actions that take place within the school community.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

Dark and different, but it worked. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC. I'm just reading more books that detail pandemic life, so this offered a unique perspective.

This panademic novel is the author’s debut. It covers a week in the life of a part time English teacher at a private school who lives with her husband Nicholas who is always on a phone call and her two young children, Jane and Lewis. She is attempting to navigate a potentially compromising situation between her best teacher friend and a student.

Oh, I tried to like this book but it was so dark. Perhaps that is what the author was going for, but I didn’t want to be in her stifling world.

176 page stream of conscious that felt real. I always share that I like books that are different, where the plot is one I hadn’t read before. This fit that need although I’m not sure there is a plot! It’s quirky and funny and real. It’s strange and confusing at times. I highly recommend it.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an early release in exchange for a fair and honest review.

quick and fun read. no real plot, but that worked so great in this ne. thanks for the arc and the vibes were fantastic.

A slice-of-life story about a part-time high school English teacher, wife, and mother living through the COVID pandemic. However, it’s less about the pandemic itself and more about the uncertainties and insecurities of motherhood. While it seems like not much happens in this story, I think that is the point and that’s why it’s called Negative Space. I really enjoyed this short debut novel and connected with the characters’ sentiments and neuroses on many occasions.

Thank you to NetGalley and W. W. Norton & Company for the eARC of this book.