Much of the book was not a pleasant read. Sadie and Marie were quite callous antiheroes and it contained a lot of sexual violence and inequality, and poverty. Women were used as a disposable commodity. If they died in childbirth or getting an abortion, so be it. Their factory boss or husband or jilted lover moved on to someone else.
And yet, O’Neill tied everything together so nicely that by the end, I actually had to admit that I had enjoyed the book. Additionally, I love the whimsy of O’Neill’s similes. They give her books a magical air. And I always enjoy reading about Montreal.
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