by Melinda Rose
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler, read by Orlagh Cassidy
There was a trend in the 1970's to raise chimpanzees as part of the family. But what happens to those human children when they grow up? What are the long-term effects on their psyche and emotional development? And what happens to the chimps if the experiment doesn't work out?
From infancy until they were five years old, Rosemary and Fern were raised as twins. Rosemary is now an undergrad at UC Davis, and grappling with the long-ago losses of her sister and older brother. She's trying to piece together her early childhood and understand why she's always had such difficulty making friends and fitting in with other people. As events trigger memories of childhood, various timelines intersect and a picture of Rosemary's family comes into focus.
I absolutely devoured this book. I listened to it in two days. If you're looking for something character-driven, compelling and bittersweet; something that explores the human condition and identity in interesting ways, then this listen is for you.
https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781101623312-we-are-all-completely-beside-ourselves?bookstore=borderlands
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