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A review by kasisak
The Lola Quartet by Emily St. John Mandel
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
"When everything else around her had been squalid, there had always been this. This place had always held beauty even when it was killing her and the beauty reached her even now, even knowing what she did about how much could be lost here.”
This book-- how do I begin to describe it? I could say that it's a thriller, I could say it's a story about the struggles of pursuing a musical career, a story about the pull of family; all of that would be true. And while there are so many themes, Mandel manages to weave them together expertly and create in-depth, immersive stories as she has done in the two novels by her that I previously read.
Mandel reveals pieces of plot strategically and in my opinion perfectly-- a small enough amount of information to keep you interested, but not so small that you don't care about the story or have no idea at all what's happening.
Mandel writes stories that are profound but don't linger on their message. She strikes a medium between plot and prose, between an immersive story and commentary on the real world. And she does all of this very well.
In short, I look forward to reading more of her work.
This book-- how do I begin to describe it? I could say that it's a thriller, I could say it's a story about the struggles of pursuing a musical career, a story about the pull of family; all of that would be true. And while there are so many themes, Mandel manages to weave them together expertly and create in-depth, immersive stories as she has done in the two novels by her that I previously read.
Mandel reveals pieces of plot strategically and in my opinion perfectly-- a small enough amount of information to keep you interested, but not so small that you don't care about the story or have no idea at all what's happening.
Mandel writes stories that are profound but don't linger on their message. She strikes a medium between plot and prose, between an immersive story and commentary on the real world. And she does all of this very well.
In short, I look forward to reading more of her work.