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A review by spoerk
Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen
3.0
I have a feeling that this book will somehow make its way into books that I will always remember. But, I wasn't blown away by it.
At the core, this is a book on the significance of coincidence. Does a single passage that stands out to the reader constitute as an oracle? Can those words about a radically different thing actually be a sign from the original author of the passage, to you, the reader?
It's also a book on identity. Who is the person we marry? Who are the people we interact with? The double lives exist inherently; we are never around someone all day, how can we know what others do?
These questions get raised, and of course, never get answered. But you didn't pick up this book for answers anyway. Pick this book up for the questions.
At the core, this is a book on the significance of coincidence. Does a single passage that stands out to the reader constitute as an oracle? Can those words about a radically different thing actually be a sign from the original author of the passage, to you, the reader?
It's also a book on identity. Who is the person we marry? Who are the people we interact with? The double lives exist inherently; we are never around someone all day, how can we know what others do?
These questions get raised, and of course, never get answered. But you didn't pick up this book for answers anyway. Pick this book up for the questions.