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A review by katiegilley
Summerwater by Sarah Moss
3.0
This story is told in one day. Moss adeptly takes us into the heads of a group of people vacationing around a Scottish Loch. The author impressed me by showing off a wide-range of internal dialogues: those of an elderly woman fearful of dementia, a stay at home mom undone by trying to decide what to do with one free hour (been there, done that), a teenage boy just trying to get away from his family, to name just a few. The whole day climaxes to a disaster in the evening (this isn’t a spoiler, there’s a heavy-handed hint at the beginning), which I found dissatisfying and incomplete (Even though this doesn’t always bother me, see my thoughts on Leave the World Behind.
I appreciate all of the Post-Brexit-and-2016-US-Election books coming out lately. This was clearly a response to those two elections – how deeply hate seeps into those around us.
If you’re in the mood for character studies and following the internal dialogue of people who are different than yourself, then you’ll probably enjoy this book. If you’re in the mood for a well-paced novel with a satisfying ending, then this book probably isn’t for you right now. Sadly, I fell into the latter category this time.
I appreciate all of the Post-Brexit-and-2016-US-Election books coming out lately. This was clearly a response to those two elections – how deeply hate seeps into those around us.
If you’re in the mood for character studies and following the internal dialogue of people who are different than yourself, then you’ll probably enjoy this book. If you’re in the mood for a well-paced novel with a satisfying ending, then this book probably isn’t for you right now. Sadly, I fell into the latter category this time.