If nothing from my to read list is calling to me when I visit the library, I will just pull some books at random from the shelves. Ended up with this little gem last week. Mostly enjoyed it, but left me wondering how well it would have worked if it had been told more linearly.
I've been poking the idea around for a few days. As much as I dislike nonlinear storytelling, I'm still not convinced a linear telling of the story would work as well. Some of the additional information we get from retelling the same story from a different perspective only works because we got another couple tidbits from other times and places before we revisited this or that event.
I liked it enough that I burned through it in a few hours. I think if I had read it over a few weeks like a normal human being the nonlinear aspect would have been more frustrating.
Have you read it? What was your experience like?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202104262-mechanize-my-hands-to-war
by philnotfil