This book is unlike anything I've ever read. Is it a poem? A stream of consciousness? A YA novel? It's all of the above, all at once. Switch is not something that makes sense right off the bat, so jump in with the understanding that you'll need to give it about 50 pages to sync up with the flow of the storytelling style. But don't worry - those pages will fly by. The writing style uses brief sentences / unconventional punctuation / grabs the reader / heals the writer. (That's an example of how certain passages are written, if that wasn't implied clearly enough.) The whole novel isn't like that, and after the initial chapters, the seemingly sporadic train of thought backs off a little and the story begins to emerge more clearly. It's a perfect book for our time, written to help the author navigate a personal tragedy that somehow aligned with the world's need to step back as well. I highly recommend reading the author's Bookpage interview after finishing, as it helped me settle some lingering questions about her thematic intentions.