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innatejames's review
3.0
Parents linger over the disappearance of their daughter.
***SPOILERS AHOY!*******
Don't go looking for any resolution in this book. Just like in his novel A Brief History of the Dead (which I loved), Kevin Brockmeier delights in exploring the vortexes left in the world by people who've passed away. Truth About Celia seemed scattered to me until I remembered that the main character's profession was author. The scattered chapters are insights into the father's grief. The stories give the reader insight into his mental state as the plot moves farther away from the day of Celia's disappearance.
Quiet, brooding, and beautifully written. Only three stars for me because I couldn't get over the wall the narrators put up. I'm sure it was on purpose that the father and mother are guarded. But reading-wise, for me, they seemed about as present in the novel as Celia.
***SPOILERS AHOY!*******
Don't go looking for any resolution in this book. Just like in his novel A Brief History of the Dead (which I loved), Kevin Brockmeier delights in exploring the vortexes left in the world by people who've passed away. Truth About Celia seemed scattered to me until I remembered that the main character's profession was author. The scattered chapters are insights into the father's grief. The stories give the reader insight into his mental state as the plot moves farther away from the day of Celia's disappearance.
Quiet, brooding, and beautifully written. Only three stars for me because I couldn't get over the wall the narrators put up. I'm sure it was on purpose that the father and mother are guarded. But reading-wise, for me, they seemed about as present in the novel as Celia.
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