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A review by ladydewinter
Cataract City by Craig Davidson
4.0
Some books you come across in fairly straightforward ways, but some less so. I had never heard of Craig Davidson before his latest book, “Saturday Night Ghost Club” arrived at our store. It piqued my curiosity, I googled him and the ordered “Cataract City”, not knowing much about it.
And I have to say, it isn’t anything I would usually say “interests” me - but it one of those books that pull you inside them and make you forget you’re reading and leave you blinking disoriented when you realize you aren’t actually in Cataract City or lost in the woods surrounding it.
It’s about Duncan and Owen who grow together in Niagara Falls, called Cataract City by the locals. They both try to escape the limited life it offers, but the city doesn’t make it easy on them. There were some parts I had to psych myself up before reading on - the dog fights and the human fights and one instant of, um, let’s call it first aid - sometimes reading had the same sense living had to have for Duncan and Owen. They were very different characters from the ones I usually read about, and I had a sense of my perspective shifting in a necessary way, if that makes sense. I’m really glad I read it.
One thing that especially impressed me was how Davidson captured their shift from childhood to adulthood. It reminded me of Stephen King a little.
And I have to say, it isn’t anything I would usually say “interests” me - but it one of those books that pull you inside them and make you forget you’re reading and leave you blinking disoriented when you realize you aren’t actually in Cataract City or lost in the woods surrounding it.
It’s about Duncan and Owen who grow together in Niagara Falls, called Cataract City by the locals. They both try to escape the limited life it offers, but the city doesn’t make it easy on them. There were some parts I had to psych myself up before reading on - the dog fights and the human fights and one instant of, um, let’s call it first aid - sometimes reading had the same sense living had to have for Duncan and Owen. They were very different characters from the ones I usually read about, and I had a sense of my perspective shifting in a necessary way, if that makes sense. I’m really glad I read it.
One thing that especially impressed me was how Davidson captured their shift from childhood to adulthood. It reminded me of Stephen King a little.