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A review by dunneniamh
The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss
3.0
I really wish this website had half stars because this was really a 3.5 star read for me, but I can't demonstrate that. Ugh.
'The Tidal Zone' is a novel that follows Adam, a part-time lecturer and stay-at-home Dad, who comments on his everyday life. That particular life gets turned upside down when his eldest daughter Miriam stops breathing in the middle of a playing field for no apparent reason. It's a slice of life novel that explores Adam's fears for his daughter's life when she returns home, and the difficulty he has kept himself separated from constantly watching over her.
I will admit, there were some beautiful moments in this novel. The book itself is written incredibly well and I really enjoyed Sarah Moss's style. Sadly, the execution of the 'slice of life' part of it was, for me, just a bit boring. Nothing much really happened after Miriam's exit from the hospital, and though it was interesting to hear his inner thoughts about his family life, the worries of his children, gender, sex and the NHS, at times it just became a little dull and reptetitive.
With a little more action and flesh to it, this would have been an amazing read.
'The Tidal Zone' is a novel that follows Adam, a part-time lecturer and stay-at-home Dad, who comments on his everyday life. That particular life gets turned upside down when his eldest daughter Miriam stops breathing in the middle of a playing field for no apparent reason. It's a slice of life novel that explores Adam's fears for his daughter's life when she returns home, and the difficulty he has kept himself separated from constantly watching over her.
I will admit, there were some beautiful moments in this novel. The book itself is written incredibly well and I really enjoyed Sarah Moss's style. Sadly, the execution of the 'slice of life' part of it was, for me, just a bit boring. Nothing much really happened after Miriam's exit from the hospital, and though it was interesting to hear his inner thoughts about his family life, the worries of his children, gender, sex and the NHS, at times it just became a little dull and reptetitive.
With a little more action and flesh to it, this would have been an amazing read.