Reviews

Empty Spaces by Jordan Abel

heybrendin's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

A mystifying, deeply challenging work of art. Cyclical. Poetic. Stymying. 

ottawalauren's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A

2.5

lifesarosch's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

I don't think I totally got this book, but I also don't think I was its intended audience. As a work of prose poetry, it is beautifully meditative. As a piece of literature, I'm not fully sure.

bgshoes's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

leeloobeeboo's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

5.0

re-read for class and it’s still challenging, but i get it 

a move away from seeing the land through western centred lens. this decentering captures both the allegory/feeling for displacement from land. a reminder that the land really is everything

a genre-bending rule breaker, that will challenge you to read/think/feel in new ways

keighlagh's review against another edition

5.0

At times mindbending, disorienting, challenging, but always imaginatively expansive, Abel's writing contains multitudes and *Empty Spaces* is an experience like no other. Definitely read more than once and not at all like you might read other books.

juliannareads_'s review against another edition

5.0

I did my best lollll love you Jordan!!!

brianhuynh's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

I have never read a novel like this. There is a rhythm and a repetition that was so interesting and captivating; it also made it very difficult to read. Will come back.

zippz's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This book is like a fever dream. It's beautifully lyrical and both facinating and frustrating. At any given moment I'm only about 40% sure of what's happening. I've never read anything like it.

mydirtydumbeyes's review against another edition

5.0

Ethereal and meditative. A linear read this is not! Only take on if you are in the mood for this journey.