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Looking Glass Sound
by Catriona Ward
Well, damn. My head hurts. As expected - making readers feel this way is Catriona Ward’s specialty. I’m not sure how much to reveal about the story without giving too much away, so I'll keep it brief.
The book opens with the coming-of-age story of Wilder Harlow told through his unpublished memoir. True to Ward's style, things get weirder and darker quickly. Initially, the story follows a mostly linear structure. You may even start to think you know where it’s going, but nothing could be further form the truth. Soon, the narrative layers stories on top of stories and gets META (yes, in capital letters).
It’s almost a few books in one, and the ending makes you question what was real and what wasn’t. It may also bully you into rereading certain parts of the book to understand how and when the author tricked you.
I loved dark atmosphere and more literary ambitions of the story (structurally speaking). Wilder’s first arc immersed me instantly, and the second made me feel for the poor guy. The rest, well, it made my head hurt
The book opens with the coming-of-age story of Wilder Harlow told through his unpublished memoir. True to Ward's style, things get weirder and darker quickly. Initially, the story follows a mostly linear structure. You may even start to think you know where it’s going, but nothing could be further form the truth. Soon, the narrative layers stories on top of stories and gets META (yes, in capital letters).
It’s almost a few books in one, and the ending makes you question what was real and what wasn’t. It may also bully you into rereading certain parts of the book to understand how and when the author tricked you.
I loved dark atmosphere and more literary ambitions of the story (structurally speaking). Wilder’s first arc immersed me instantly, and the second made me feel for the poor guy. The rest, well, it made my head hurt