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A review by kenleyneufeld
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley
4.0
A great sadness. To live for generations would be a lonely life and the writer carried that message through the voice of Dar of the Oak by the Lea. And yet, to explore different points in human history through the eyes of a crow is unique and intriguing. To see common things anew.
Through the beauty of the writing, the creativity of the words (constantly grabbing my dictionary), we reach a zenith in the final section - Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr - and read, "Over centuries People - some People - has become more and more sure they could do anything, make anything, change anything: and so they could. They had even - too late to stop - changed the earth and the seas and the seasons: changed Time."
I'm left with sadness from the journey, sadness for our human condition, and hope with the unanswered questions.
It wasn’t a “thrilling” book but it was a good story.
Through the beauty of the writing, the creativity of the words (constantly grabbing my dictionary), we reach a zenith in the final section - Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr - and read, "Over centuries People - some People - has become more and more sure they could do anything, make anything, change anything: and so they could. They had even - too late to stop - changed the earth and the seas and the seasons: changed Time."
I'm left with sadness from the journey, sadness for our human condition, and hope with the unanswered questions.
It wasn’t a “thrilling” book but it was a good story.