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A review by ally_camel
Thin Places by Lesley Choyce
4.0
Thin Places is a modern day fairy tale.
Declan always heard voices growing up but they also always sounded like him. His imaginary friends drove his dad crazy. At 16, a new voice has come calling and she most definitely does not sound like Declan. Rebecca tells Declan that she needs his help. Shows him what she looks like and puts images in his mind of places important to her. Through some research and a bit of help from his uncle, Delcan figures out Rebecca is somewhere in Ireland and convinces his dad to let him go. But where in Ireland? She doesn’t turn up on the mountain or any of the beaches he searches.
A story that leaves you feeling like you’re wandering through the mist even after everything is explained, perhaps like walking in your own neighbourhood in the fog. It’s all there but so deliciously mysterious. A story of magic and gentle heroism. The chosen format – poems – only strengthens this fuzziness. It allows us to fade in and out on the important bits and gloss over the rest.
A copy of this book was provided by Netgalley for an honest review.
Declan always heard voices growing up but they also always sounded like him. His imaginary friends drove his dad crazy. At 16, a new voice has come calling and she most definitely does not sound like Declan. Rebecca tells Declan that she needs his help. Shows him what she looks like and puts images in his mind of places important to her. Through some research and a bit of help from his uncle, Delcan figures out Rebecca is somewhere in Ireland and convinces his dad to let him go. But where in Ireland? She doesn’t turn up on the mountain or any of the beaches he searches.
A story that leaves you feeling like you’re wandering through the mist even after everything is explained, perhaps like walking in your own neighbourhood in the fog. It’s all there but so deliciously mysterious. A story of magic and gentle heroism. The chosen format – poems – only strengthens this fuzziness. It allows us to fade in and out on the important bits and gloss over the rest.
A copy of this book was provided by Netgalley for an honest review.