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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
A story that was both unsettling and beautiful.
A girl escapes her sad/foodless/lack-of-love life and fleas being caught by running into the wilderness. She finds struggle as she learns to find food, find warmpth, find solitary joy. During the whole book, I wanted her to find companionship in her little woodsy life. I respect the joy she found in the wilderness through immense suffering.
“The wind passed, even as it is passing now, over all the people who find themselves so dulled by the concerns of their own bodies and their own hungers that they cannot stop for a moment to feel its goodness as it brushes against them. And feel it now, so soft, so eternal, this wind against your good and living skin.”
A girl escapes her sad/foodless/lack-of-love life and fleas being caught by running into the wilderness. She finds struggle as she learns to find food, find warmpth, find solitary joy. During the whole book, I wanted her to find companionship in her little woodsy life. I respect the joy she found in the wilderness through immense suffering.
“The wind passed, even as it is passing now, over all the people who find themselves so dulled by the concerns of their own bodies and their own hungers that they cannot stop for a moment to feel its goodness as it brushes against them. And feel it now, so soft, so eternal, this wind against your good and living skin.”
Gut-wrenchingly painful read in the best way. Gorgeous and grotesque. Just like America.
DNF. The stilted, forced writing style is appalling. Nothing is happening, it’s a commentary POV, and I’m bored.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A very beautiful book, would pair well with a cranberry and rosemary French 75 cocktail.
I love LG’s prose…her writing is so beautiful, this book is very sad!
This book was extremely well written. I wish it had a different ending, though.
Beautifully written and compelling story of survival. The context in which Romans 6:16 is referenced illustrates the madness of believing ancient texts are the source of ethics and morality.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not entirely pointless
I’m not sure how I feel about this book but it is gorgeously written.