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A review by mimi8school
The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss
5.0
This is definitely one of my favorite books of the year.
Impeccable writing, absolutely a well-crafted story that runs smoothly and filled with palpable emotions. The story follows Adam, a stay-at-home dad and how his world fractures after his daughter collapsed and stopped breathing. The daughter survived, yet the family now has to learn how to rebuild their family and their ideas about life.
This is a book about what it means to be alive, to live with fear and uncertainty, and how fragile life can be. It is also about parental love and protection, rebuild family after tragedies, about hope and human perseverance.
And there is more. We learn from Adam what is like to be a stay-at-home dad. From Adam's experiences, we see gender roles and sexism in workplace and daily lives from a male's perspective.
From Adam's cathedral research and Adam's father's narration, we also learn what is heritage, and how our past, current, and future is all connected. Through Miriam and others, Moss also touches on current topics such terrorism, feminism, the healthcare system, etc.
If I have to pick one thing out about this book that makes it such a rememberable reading experience, I would go for the stream of consciousness writing. It captures so well the emotions running through Adam's head when terrible things such as this happen to his child. The emotions are so real that it feels like they leak through the pages. For this powerful writing alone, I'd like to read more of Moss's work.
This is another great literary fiction that teaches me about empathy. For those who has ever considered this book, pick it up and read it.
Impeccable writing, absolutely a well-crafted story that runs smoothly and filled with palpable emotions. The story follows Adam, a stay-at-home dad and how his world fractures after his daughter collapsed and stopped breathing. The daughter survived, yet the family now has to learn how to rebuild their family and their ideas about life.
This is a book about what it means to be alive, to live with fear and uncertainty, and how fragile life can be. It is also about parental love and protection, rebuild family after tragedies, about hope and human perseverance.
And there is more. We learn from Adam what is like to be a stay-at-home dad. From Adam's experiences, we see gender roles and sexism in workplace and daily lives from a male's perspective.
From Adam's cathedral research and Adam's father's narration, we also learn what is heritage, and how our past, current, and future is all connected. Through Miriam and others, Moss also touches on current topics such terrorism, feminism, the healthcare system, etc.
If I have to pick one thing out about this book that makes it such a rememberable reading experience, I would go for the stream of consciousness writing. It captures so well the emotions running through Adam's head when terrible things such as this happen to his child. The emotions are so real that it feels like they leak through the pages. For this powerful writing alone, I'd like to read more of Moss's work.
This is another great literary fiction that teaches me about empathy. For those who has ever considered this book, pick it up and read it.