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Sharks in the Time of Saviors
by Kawai Strong Washburn
This is one of the most beautifully written books I have ever read. Kawai Strong Washburn has a talent for taking you from your own conscious into someone else’s, bringing you into their world without describing every minute detail that they might see.
This book is extremely character driven, delivering us with various character experiences from the first person POV. Their tones of voice, experiences, emotions, thoughts, and reasonings, etc., are all so so customized and specific to their individual stories. One of my favorite things about this book is how well-written and thought out each character is. You can truly feel their personalities coming off of the page, and I love every single one of them for who Washburn has created.
The way Washburn illustrates the magical elements in this novel are also so seamless. He defined the line where these concepts could become otherworldly by rooting them in realism. The struggles that come with Noa’s sense of fantasy ground the entire concept, making it nearly relatable to the reader.
This novel is essentially about lost identity, family dynamics, culture and exile, grief, financial survival, and much more. This is one of my favorite books to date.
This book is extremely character driven, delivering us with various character experiences from the first person POV. Their tones of voice, experiences, emotions, thoughts, and reasonings, etc., are all so so customized and specific to their individual stories. One of my favorite things about this book is how well-written and thought out each character is. You can truly feel their personalities coming off of the page, and I love every single one of them for who Washburn has created.
The way Washburn illustrates the magical elements in this novel are also so seamless. He defined the line where these concepts could become otherworldly by rooting them in realism. The struggles that come with Noa’s sense of fantasy ground the entire concept, making it nearly relatable to the reader.
This novel is essentially about lost identity, family dynamics, culture and exile, grief, financial survival, and much more. This is one of my favorite books to date.