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A review by pmsprincess
The Sunlight Pilgrims by Jenni Fagan
5.0
Tucked away in a small caravan park in northern Scotland during the winter of 2020 a small group of friends are able to find beauty within an "end of days" winter weather pattern brought on by the world ignoring climate change. Ice crystals, snow flowers and the brilliant breathtaking silence brought on by continuous snow fall are beautifully described in Fagan's The Sunlight Pilgrims.
I love that this is not your typical dystopian story; the world doesn't go crazy, life doesn't end horrifically. Instead life goes on with certain accommodations for the negative temperatures, frozen rivers and free floating icebergs. Plus IKEA rates a mention in the story, always a plus in my book ☺
The heart of the story is how both Dylan & Stella find their true selves and live their lives to the fullest regardless of the doom & gloom around them. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Dylan realizes that up to this point in his life he had just been watching life go by but now he was truly living his life.
Most times I dislike open ended stories because I need closure. I want all the story lines wrapped up so I'm not left with "what-ifs"-to OCD to handle it I guess but strangely enough I was okay with Fagan's choice. The uncertainty of their survival echos the uncertainty of the rest of the story really well.
I highly recommend The Sunlight Pilgrims to anyone looking to read something a little different than the norm.
I love that this is not your typical dystopian story; the world doesn't go crazy, life doesn't end horrifically. Instead life goes on with certain accommodations for the negative temperatures, frozen rivers and free floating icebergs. Plus IKEA rates a mention in the story, always a plus in my book ☺
The heart of the story is how both Dylan & Stella find their true selves and live their lives to the fullest regardless of the doom & gloom around them. One of my favorite parts of the book is when Dylan realizes that up to this point in his life he had just been watching life go by but now he was truly living his life.
Most times I dislike open ended stories because I need closure. I want all the story lines wrapped up so I'm not left with "what-ifs"-to OCD to handle it I guess but strangely enough I was okay with Fagan's choice. The uncertainty of their survival echos the uncertainty of the rest of the story really well.
I highly recommend The Sunlight Pilgrims to anyone looking to read something a little different than the norm.