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A review by beemini
Star of the Sea by Joseph O'Connor
5.0
Absolute stunning read, a history of the Irish Famine in a Trojan horse of a Gothic shipboard murder mystery. I have so many quotes highlighted, it'll take me forever to formulate all of my thoughts.
Weirdly I read this after a book that is extremely different on the surface, a metareferential sci-fi comedy that toys with tropes in Star Trek (Redshirts by John Scalzi). But both books feature unreliable narration, multiple points of view, and rather long epilogues that drive home the message that every single life matters to someone, somewhere, even when the metrics of power and wealth vary greatly.
This will be one of the highlights of my 2023 reading journey.
Weirdly I read this after a book that is extremely different on the surface, a metareferential sci-fi comedy that toys with tropes in Star Trek (Redshirts by John Scalzi). But both books feature unreliable narration, multiple points of view, and rather long epilogues that drive home the message that every single life matters to someone, somewhere, even when the metrics of power and wealth vary greatly.
This will be one of the highlights of my 2023 reading journey.