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A review by hannah_greendale
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
This book features in my Spring TBR video on BookTube.🌷
When I Sing, Mountains Dance is one of the most unusual books I've ever read. It's both a literary homage to the Pyranees and a heartbreaking story of a family wrestling with grief.
Irena Sola employs many unusual narrators to convey the story: storm clouds, ghosts, mushrooms, a fawn still in its mothers womb, and more.
Poetic, inventive, and over far too soon. Highly recommend if you enjoy unusual narrators and lyrical prose.
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ORIGINAL POST 👇
Said to be a book in which ghosts, storms, and more discuss the Pyrenees. You know I love a book with an unusual narrator, and it sounds like this book has that in spades.
This translated work of literary fiction ranks high on my list of anticipated reads this spring season.
It opens with a man being struck by lighting while picking black chanterelles. The ghosts of 17th century witches then gather around him to collect the mushrooms before setting off in a story that’s said to be as much about the mountains and the mushrooms as it is about the human dramas that unfold in their midst.
Looking forward to reading this book immensely!
When I Sing, Mountains Dance is one of the most unusual books I've ever read. It's both a literary homage to the Pyranees and a heartbreaking story of a family wrestling with grief.
Irena Sola employs many unusual narrators to convey the story: storm clouds, ghosts, mushrooms, a fawn still in its mothers womb, and more.
Poetic, inventive, and over far too soon. Highly recommend if you enjoy unusual narrators and lyrical prose.
--
ORIGINAL POST 👇
Said to be a book in which ghosts, storms, and more discuss the Pyrenees. You know I love a book with an unusual narrator, and it sounds like this book has that in spades.
This translated work of literary fiction ranks high on my list of anticipated reads this spring season.
It opens with a man being struck by lighting while picking black chanterelles. The ghosts of 17th century witches then gather around him to collect the mushrooms before setting off in a story that’s said to be as much about the mountains and the mushrooms as it is about the human dramas that unfold in their midst.
Looking forward to reading this book immensely!