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wendoxford 's review for:
Starling Days
by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
I found this novel captured the essence of depression well along with the ripples this spreads. Although the setting moves from New York to London to Seattle, it is a small focus story in the head of Mina, who constantly sits on the ledge of suicide.
Despite moving between continents, the reader is taken on a journey of discovery into Mina's mindset, how she behaves, how she does/doesn't take responsibility for herself and her actions. Alongside this we see her caring but careworn husband setting an app on both of their phones as if knowing where each other is will keep them "safe" whilst she throws herself rather desperately into a relationship with another woman. Her husband cannot "see" this from the US but she tells him anyway in a text message.
A good read yet could have been done more sparingly was what lingered.
Despite moving between continents, the reader is taken on a journey of discovery into Mina's mindset, how she behaves, how she does/doesn't take responsibility for herself and her actions. Alongside this we see her caring but careworn husband setting an app on both of their phones as if knowing where each other is will keep them "safe" whilst she throws herself rather desperately into a relationship with another woman. Her husband cannot "see" this from the US but she tells him anyway in a text message.
A good read yet could have been done more sparingly was what lingered.