Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent reads
Friend of My Youth
At times it was pretty and nostalgic and all of the feelings that come with revisiting a "friend" (or in some sense a time) of your youth. In these moments the writing was no short of vivid imagery and capable of providing me with enough firepower to remember myself once upon a time.
At other times the book was rather rambling and without an end – metaphors I felt could have been expanded further or at least concentrated into pieces that a reader could tear apart piece by piece instead of left wondering where the motif lay.
At other times the book was rather rambling and without an end – metaphors I felt could have been expanded further or at least concentrated into pieces that a reader could tear apart piece by piece instead of left wondering where the motif lay.
Stranger in the Lifeboat
This had one of those pretty and beautifully imaginary airs around it. I felt like I was reading not as much a work of fiction but maybe a collection of Dante's paradise at times with the descriptions of what an ocean with all of the sky around it looks like.
Lots of similarities to Life of Pi and you should definitely read LOP first before this (reminder to go back and reread LOP as well lol).
Lots of similarities to Life of Pi and you should definitely read LOP first before this (reminder to go back and reread LOP as well lol).