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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Let me briefly summarize by saying this was an interesting read. It certainly was unique and different. I would qualify it as a cleansing read which would be excellent after reading more emotionally difficult book. This book is short, quick and best represented by a quote in the last chapter that reads “… we all habit a small planet ….”. Read the book and you’ll understand.
After discovering author, David Szalay a couple of years ago, I was very excited to read his latest book, Turbulence.
Twelve chapters are cleverly titled with departure and arrival airport codes. The first chapter lays the ground work of relating a story as to why the character has traveled to their destination. Each proceeding chapter builds on the story preceding it. Usually, a character has traveled by plane to get to a destination for a specific reason but once at their destination they are faced with tragedy, deception, infidelity and sadness making the stories a bit depressing.
We see through the well written stories that, on every continent, humans share the same struggle, We are not so different after all.
I was hoping the story would bring the characters full circle but instead we return to the airport where the book began which, in a sense, infers there will be more stories with each go round.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for allowing me to read this e-ARC.
Turbulence goes on sale July 16, 2019.
Twelve chapters are cleverly titled with departure and arrival airport codes. The first chapter lays the ground work of relating a story as to why the character has traveled to their destination. Each proceeding chapter builds on the story preceding it. Usually, a character has traveled by plane to get to a destination for a specific reason but once at their destination they are faced with tragedy, deception, infidelity and sadness making the stories a bit depressing.
We see through the well written stories that, on every continent, humans share the same struggle, We are not so different after all.
I was hoping the story would bring the characters full circle but instead we return to the airport where the book began which, in a sense, infers there will be more stories with each go round.
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and author for allowing me to read this e-ARC.
Turbulence goes on sale July 16, 2019.
Ingenious linked stories taking place in international settings as a minor character from one story travels to become an important story in the next.
emotional
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked seeing all the connections between characters but that kind of style made the book very choppy and hard to follow at times.
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Interesting enough to distract me from my own life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity
Minor: Cancer, Child death, Dementia
A book — almost a bunch of short character studies — bound together by a tumultuous event in each of their lives, all connected by air travel, and triggered by a turbulent flight. I enjoyed getting the brief insight into each characters’ lives and finding their perspective on the previous situation... culminating in a little better understanding of my own life.