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wrenreader 's review for:
The Vaster Wilds
by Lauren Groff
Groff's historical writing is so different from her contemporary fiction. There's a strange lyricism in her words, a passive construction to the sentences. The style might turn off some readers, but if you love exploring writing and what it can do, this might be a good one to check out for that alone.
A small example: "But the way the bay was so gently touched with light made her courage return to her." It's a tricky sentence! One without the subject--or you could say here that the subject (the true doer of the action) is God--or the absence of God. (Or I might argue this in a literary essay if, in the unlikely event, I were to ever write one of those again.)
Can we also talk about the dreams? They are used to heighten the tension and other-worldliness of this imagined historical place. For that writing trespass alone, I really loved the book. Plus, I'm just a total sucker for a journey story. And a journey of a young girl in the wilderness of pre-Colonial America? Yes, please.
A small example: "But the way the bay was so gently touched with light made her courage return to her." It's a tricky sentence! One without the subject--or you could say here that the subject (the true doer of the action) is God--or the absence of God. (Or I might argue this in a literary essay if, in the unlikely event, I were to ever write one of those again.)
Can we also talk about the dreams? They are used to heighten the tension and other-worldliness of this imagined historical place. For that writing trespass alone, I really loved the book. Plus, I'm just a total sucker for a journey story. And a journey of a young girl in the wilderness of pre-Colonial America? Yes, please.