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A review by meemzter
The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.
4.0
"Our responsibility is to tell you the truth. But since you were never told the truth, you will believe it a lie. Lies are more affectionate than truth and embrace with both arms. Prying you loose is our punishment."
Beautiful, lyrical, fresh, poignant, unsettling, disturbing, dark. I am incredibly glad I read this novel, I only wish I had read it a different time. As we enter into month 11 of COVID, I am just not in the right mental place for a read this dark, and it caused me to zoom through passages that probably merited some more contemplation.
The prose is gorgeous and the narrative style praise-worthy, if occasionally confusing. (I will admit that I am not sure exactly what happened at the end of this book but that's what google is for.)
The novels that stay with us the longest, and that demand future visits, are often the ones that contain the most mystery. The Prophets is full of old truths, new truths, secrets- open and closed. It is beautiful and terrible. It is confusing and clarifying.
I look forward to revisiting it when I'm ready to give it the analysis and time it deserves.
Beautiful, lyrical, fresh, poignant, unsettling, disturbing, dark. I am incredibly glad I read this novel, I only wish I had read it a different time. As we enter into month 11 of COVID, I am just not in the right mental place for a read this dark, and it caused me to zoom through passages that probably merited some more contemplation.
The prose is gorgeous and the narrative style praise-worthy, if occasionally confusing. (I will admit that I am not sure exactly what happened at the end of this book but that's what google is for.)
The novels that stay with us the longest, and that demand future visits, are often the ones that contain the most mystery. The Prophets is full of old truths, new truths, secrets- open and closed. It is beautiful and terrible. It is confusing and clarifying.
I look forward to revisiting it when I'm ready to give it the analysis and time it deserves.