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A review by kristianawithak
People Collide by Isle McElroy
3.0
People Collide, by Isle McElroy is a thought-provoking and mind-bending novel about relationships and identity. Eli awakens in the body of his wife, Elizabeth, to find that she has gone missing in his body.
This is a novel of questioning one’s identity and sense of self and also contemplating relationships and how we inhabit not just our bodies but the world around us. As Eli watches Elizabeth inhabit the world in his own body, he is jealous, although he was jealous of her success in her own body as well. Elizabeth experiences the freedom to leave her past and to start anew with the privilege of a male body.
The conclusion is fascinating as they are reunited with their parents and the feelings they bring to the disappearance and the seeming abandonment by Eli. It is a multilayered look at parents and how they view their children, how they believe they know them deeply intuitively, and how they would be shocked to know the truth of the matter.
The narration on the audio is masterful in its dual narration and helps add clarity to the voices of the novel.
Thank you Harperaudio for the gifted audiobook.
This is a novel of questioning one’s identity and sense of self and also contemplating relationships and how we inhabit not just our bodies but the world around us. As Eli watches Elizabeth inhabit the world in his own body, he is jealous, although he was jealous of her success in her own body as well. Elizabeth experiences the freedom to leave her past and to start anew with the privilege of a male body.
The conclusion is fascinating as they are reunited with their parents and the feelings they bring to the disappearance and the seeming abandonment by Eli. It is a multilayered look at parents and how they view their children, how they believe they know them deeply intuitively, and how they would be shocked to know the truth of the matter.
The narration on the audio is masterful in its dual narration and helps add clarity to the voices of the novel.
Thank you Harperaudio for the gifted audiobook.