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Elmet
by Fiona Mozley
Elmet is a unique read . . .it has an otherworldly feel that is extremely hard to describe. There are some books that don't lend themselves to "I loved this" or even "I liked this" - I would have to say that you EXPERIENCE Elmet.
Mozley created a world in which a family of outliers attempts to exist by their own rules as society tries to break their spirit. The prose is rich and atmospheric, with complicated and dark characters. Having lived 15 years in Vermont, I could identify with the family Mozley portrayed. These are people who have, for various reasons, chosen another way of life and, when judged by society's standards are considered eccentric and even deviant. This book is not for everyone - the pace is extremely slow. Nature is her own character, not just a setting, and I found myself fully absorbed by this family's struggle to exist in the "copse." Elmet is a lesson in the balance of peace and tolerance with righteousness and superiority.
Mozley created a world in which a family of outliers attempts to exist by their own rules as society tries to break their spirit. The prose is rich and atmospheric, with complicated and dark characters. Having lived 15 years in Vermont, I could identify with the family Mozley portrayed. These are people who have, for various reasons, chosen another way of life and, when judged by society's standards are considered eccentric and even deviant. This book is not for everyone - the pace is extremely slow. Nature is her own character, not just a setting, and I found myself fully absorbed by this family's struggle to exist in the "copse." Elmet is a lesson in the balance of peace and tolerance with righteousness and superiority.