![]() ![]() Amid the buzz however, there’s been criticism aimed at Mim’s understanding and use of her “one-sixteenth” Cherokee heritage. This is his debut novel and landed on our list after earning three stars. Her voice is clear and distinct in David Arnold’s quirky road trip odyssey. Mim is smart enough that we can believe in her ability to make the journey and navigate the various practical obstacles, but broken enough for us to question her emotional stability and judgment. It’s not a terrible starting point because when do people ever tell stories without bias? The conventional wisdom is that everyone is the hero in their own story and this is definitely true of Mim Malone, our unreliable, letter-writing, narrator who runs away from the titular Mosquitoland (her new home in Mississippi) to rescue her ailing mother in Ohio. There are major spoilers ahead so if you don’t want to know major plot points for Mosquitoland proceed with caution.Īt a certain point in one’s reading life, first person narration immediately triggers suspicion of an unreliable narrator. ![]()
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