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A review by tiltingwindward
Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley
3.0
A slow, relentless meditation on how humans think about death, but told from the perspective of a crow, who finds it all fascinating and alien. I'm not usually a huge fan of books told from an animal perspective, but this one is certainly worth the read. The book is clearly grounded in some deep research and observation of crow society, and will change how you think about them.
If you haven't read Crowley before, expect something a little dreamlike that starts out slow but builds until suddenly you realize you're being carried along in a much larger current that you couldn't escape even if you wanted to. Which you don't.
If you have read Crowley before, this one is faster paced than the Aegypt books but slower than Little, Big (although with some similar qualities).
If you haven't read Crowley before, expect something a little dreamlike that starts out slow but builds until suddenly you realize you're being carried along in a much larger current that you couldn't escape even if you wanted to. Which you don't.
If you have read Crowley before, this one is faster paced than the Aegypt books but slower than Little, Big (although with some similar qualities).