I love Goff's short stories and Acadia. This wasn't as loveable. First she skips years very quickly at a summary level, telling not showing. Like in year 3 Marie did X, in year 5 Marie did Y. Goff applied the same technique in What Time Is Mr. Wolf, which I didn't think was here best either. Second, she is writing about Catholic nuns, but it is clear she doesn't care about the religious aspect. In Acadia, the hippie community was of interest to the writer at least there were aspects that you could tell she found compelling. The religious aspect in Arcadia was more personal and less judgmental. Third, there's just a distance with the primary character, I don't know if the time skipping or the repeated use of her name, Marie, Marie, Marie, but I don't feel close.