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A review by elxa
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
3.0
Sequoia Nagamatsu through a series of interconnected stories try to explain survival and humanity in the aftermath of a deadly virus that almost destroys life on earth.
I have high hopes for dystopian sci-fi and i have high hopes for asian authors so this was supposed to be right up my alley but the book somehow falls short. While the stories are deeply compassionate and moving at the core, you can't help wondering if some of these might have simply worked as standalones rather than in a novel. This is a shame because despite having a promising start, after the 100 page mark you are left wary with the recurring, monotonous themes of capitalism, grief and human relationships which works miracles individually but looses it's relevance in a book filled with 15 other similar stories.
However, despite everything nothing beats the fact that Nagamatsu is a talented author and i would really wait for whatever he puts forth next.
Favourite stories:
1. 30,000 years beneath eulogy
2. City of Laughter
3.A gallery, a century, a cry, a millenium
I have high hopes for dystopian sci-fi and i have high hopes for asian authors so this was supposed to be right up my alley but the book somehow falls short. While the stories are deeply compassionate and moving at the core, you can't help wondering if some of these might have simply worked as standalones rather than in a novel. This is a shame because despite having a promising start, after the 100 page mark you are left wary with the recurring, monotonous themes of capitalism, grief and human relationships which works miracles individually but looses it's relevance in a book filled with 15 other similar stories.
However, despite everything nothing beats the fact that Nagamatsu is a talented author and i would really wait for whatever he puts forth next.
Favourite stories:
1. 30,000 years beneath eulogy
2. City of Laughter
3.A gallery, a century, a cry, a millenium