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A review by katspectre67
Sightlines by Kathleen Jamie
4.0
This is a delicate and beautiful book. The cover calls it essays, but that suggests a kind of formality that would be out of place. The rigour here is of a much more reflective and questioning kind. Its creative non-fiction, to incisive for a namby-pamby word like "reflection", too poetic and beautifully written for "reportage", but a long way from short story territory. Whatever it is, its lovely.
The only problem with the above is that it probably means people are less likely to pick it up off the shelf: my discovery was a gift. Subject matter wise, if you are the type who kneels in wet grass for half an hour to watch the life and death dramas of an otherwise bug, or are thrilled by the image of a fin in the water or humbled by the gravitas of a whale bone, then this is for you.
Highly recommended.
The only problem with the above is that it probably means people are less likely to pick it up off the shelf: my discovery was a gift. Subject matter wise, if you are the type who kneels in wet grass for half an hour to watch the life and death dramas of an otherwise bug, or are thrilled by the image of a fin in the water or humbled by the gravitas of a whale bone, then this is for you.
Highly recommended.