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A review by soapyporridge
Cold Earth by Sarah Moss
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A group of archeologists go to Greenland for a dig and whilst they are dealing with excavating the past, the present begins to fall apart.
Moss has a real talent in leading her works with character, we get a deep insight into each of the group as they uncover and unravel. The whispered news of a pandemic back home was really well written - the group all have the kind of responses we have lived through in the past year.
I think it also spoke really well about fragility and how even those of us who seem to be the most lost might actually have the upper ground. As long as the upper ground isn't next to an ancient burial site!
Moss has a real talent in leading her works with character, we get a deep insight into each of the group as they uncover and unravel. The whispered news of a pandemic back home was really well written - the group all have the kind of responses we have lived through in the past year.
I think it also spoke really well about fragility and how even those of us who seem to be the most lost might actually have the upper ground. As long as the upper ground isn't next to an ancient burial site!