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ciebmo 's review for:
The Vaster Wilds
by Lauren Groff
What I liked: the author vividly captures the spiritual, emotional, and physical journey of the main character, a girl sometimes called Lamentations or Zed, or other derisive names meant to demean her worth. She recognizes her nothingness in others' eyes by the treatment she endures, but when she takes to the wilderness, she starts to understand the power in herself and in the ultimate will to survive. Through the author's lyrical prose, I felt the weight of each struggle and choice the girl had to make, but also the small joys in the wonder of nature and in the simple act of wanting to live.
This novel will not be for everyone - it's dark in the sense that it captures the realities of humankind, especially the reward-seeking men who will do anything to satisfy their greed. And yet, if you can read past the bleakness, there is a tinge of hope and admiration for those who have the courage to defy those in power and seek their own path.
This novel will not be for everyone - it's dark in the sense that it captures the realities of humankind, especially the reward-seeking men who will do anything to satisfy their greed. And yet, if you can read past the bleakness, there is a tinge of hope and admiration for those who have the courage to defy those in power and seek their own path.