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simsian's review against another edition
3.0
Super interesting premise for exploring the grief of a parent who's lost his child.
knobbyknees's review
5.0
Sometimes a book kinda reaches out and gets a soft hold on you. Doesn't grip you or anything, just worms it way into your head and you realize that it feels real. That was the surprise of Egerton's Hollow, which follows Oliver, a late-30s-ex-professor who has lost everything and now clings to the idea that the earth is hollow. The story takes place in Austin, which is also where the author Owen Egerton lives, and the city is an additional character, sometimes distractingly so, because I paid attention to all of the familiar landmarks and was mapping Oliver's travels as he traversed around town.
While the story is... odd... I loved the writing. I am a fan of Egerton's comedy — he is one of the hosts of the Austin-centric Master Pancake Theater, which mocks movies (like Mystery Science Theater 3000 does) — so I'm aware of his humor, but this side of him is thoughtful, with beautiful observations in his metaphors. I want to take a highlighter to the book and mark all my favorite pieces, but then the book would be half-yellow.
Anyway, if you're interested in a quiet, introspective piece of work that has a few thrilling moments, definitely pick this up.
While the story is... odd... I loved the writing. I am a fan of Egerton's comedy — he is one of the hosts of the Austin-centric Master Pancake Theater, which mocks movies (like Mystery Science Theater 3000 does) — so I'm aware of his humor, but this side of him is thoughtful, with beautiful observations in his metaphors. I want to take a highlighter to the book and mark all my favorite pieces, but then the book would be half-yellow.
Anyway, if you're interested in a quiet, introspective piece of work that has a few thrilling moments, definitely pick this up.
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