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A review by badger_badger
Consider the Lilies by Iain Crichton Smith
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
An absolutely astounding wee book, it will stay with me a long time. It reminded me of what good writing is that doesn’t shove “hey look at me I’m a good writer” vibes down your throat and made me want to pick up a pen again!
Pacing is perfect both for reading enjoyment and as a purposeful tool for making the story felt.
The characterisation is very humanising and I felt that while Chrichton Smith criticises the Calvinist worldview, he holds a great deal of grace for Mrs Scott and writes her consciousness just as I know so many old Scottish women to speak. I didn’t grow up in a Calvinist world over a century ago but these Scottish people are still familiar and real.
Pacing is perfect both for reading enjoyment and as a purposeful tool for making the story felt.
The characterisation is very humanising and I felt that while Chrichton Smith criticises the Calvinist worldview, he holds a great deal of grace for Mrs Scott and writes her consciousness just as I know so many old Scottish women to speak. I didn’t grow up in a Calvinist world over a century ago but these Scottish people are still familiar and real.