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bellwetherdays's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
dylan_james's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
patriciajoan's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
strangecandy's review against another edition
4.0
I'm very torn about how I feel about this book. Basically the ending. But the story itself was quite magical. The year is 2020, the icebergs are melting and the world is on the brink of a global snowstorm. Our protagonist, Dylan, a tattooed Londoner who was raised by his mother and grandmother in an old movie theater all his life has recently lost both of these women and he is soon to loose the theater and home he loves. He finds out his mother has bought a caravan (a travel trailer) in cash and off the books for him to move to in a remote area of Scotland. He packs up his mom and grandmothers ashes and moves to the caravan and discovers he has a motley assortment of neighbors around him. Most importantly is Constance...whom he glimpses for the first time when she steps out on her porch and appears to "polish the moon". He is immediately falling for her. Constance is a bit of an odd duck, furbishing furniture from the dump to make money with her daughter Stella. A transgender 12 year old who is having to deal with hormones, bullies and online love. She immediately thinks Dylan and her mom would make an ideal pair.
The story has the ongoing issue of dealing with the never ending snow and ice and how they are going to survive. There is also the issue of the men who are involved with Constance one of them being Stella's father who refuses to acknowledge his son is now a girl. All in all a very interesting read. I just didn't like how it ended. I kept turning the page on my Kindle thinking there had to be more and there wasn't. It was frustrating because it left too many things unanswered but maybe there will be another book.
The story has the ongoing issue of dealing with the never ending snow and ice and how they are going to survive. There is also the issue of the men who are involved with Constance one of them being Stella's father who refuses to acknowledge his son is now a girl. All in all a very interesting read. I just didn't like how it ended. I kept turning the page on my Kindle thinking there had to be more and there wasn't. It was frustrating because it left too many things unanswered but maybe there will be another book.
janmarie_roberge's review
5.0
I really liked this book. My only complaint was the ending left me with questions.
bmoyes's review
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Such beautiful narrative. Not a super fast paced plot but the atmosphere and characters are so compelling. Really enjoyed it.
snoakes7001's review
5.0
The Sunlight Pilgrims is a beautiful and insightful novel.
Set in the winter of 2020/21 - the most extreme winter for 200 years, it tells the story of Constance, her daughter Stella and their neighbours Dylan.
Constance is a resourceful and intelligent woman - well-known in the area for having two lovers - and for not giving a hoot what anyone thinks of her for it.
Stella is a transgender girl struggling with all the usual teenage issues, hugely compounded by the onset of her male puberty. Her determination to be accepted as her true self, and her frustration at everything having to be a battle is a central theme.
Dylan is grieving for his mother and grandmother who both recently died. The arthouse cinema the family ran together has gone to the wall, and so he winds up at the caravan park at the edge of the world where Constance and Stella live.
As winter's grip increases on the land, the weather almost becomes a character in its own right; the plummeting temperature, the drifts of snow and huge icicles all contribute to an increasingly claustrophobic and every setting.
It's a delightful story, sensitively told - it may be early in the year, but I know this will be one of my favourite reads of 2018. Any book that gets you Googling meteorological phenomena has got to be winner.
Set in the winter of 2020/21 - the most extreme winter for 200 years, it tells the story of Constance, her daughter Stella and their neighbours Dylan.
Constance is a resourceful and intelligent woman - well-known in the area for having two lovers - and for not giving a hoot what anyone thinks of her for it.
Stella is a transgender girl struggling with all the usual teenage issues, hugely compounded by the onset of her male puberty. Her determination to be accepted as her true self, and her frustration at everything having to be a battle is a central theme.
Dylan is grieving for his mother and grandmother who both recently died. The arthouse cinema the family ran together has gone to the wall, and so he winds up at the caravan park at the edge of the world where Constance and Stella live.
As winter's grip increases on the land, the weather almost becomes a character in its own right; the plummeting temperature, the drifts of snow and huge icicles all contribute to an increasingly claustrophobic and every setting.
It's a delightful story, sensitively told - it may be early in the year, but I know this will be one of my favourite reads of 2018. Any book that gets you Googling meteorological phenomena has got to be winner.
pennyforyourprose's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
tylerscottstone's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0