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A review by annmariereads
Autumn by Ali Smith
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
This book is simply dreamy and I can't wait to read the other books in this beloved seasonal quartet.
While going in and out of various timelines, our book revolves around two characters - Elisabeth who's in her early 30s and Daniel Gluck, her childhood neighbor who she became close with. Daniel is now 100 years old and in a nursing home facility, floating in and out of consciousness. We flash back to Elisabeth's childhood, Daniel's childhood, Elisabeth's dissertation, to Daniel's subconscious dreamworld.
I don't even fully know how to write a synopsis of this book. But it's lovely. I definitely didn't always completely know what was going on, but the prose was so gorgeous that it's best to just go with it. I fully enjoyed everywhere this book took me.
This book captures the confusion and disorientation of 2016 so well. There are some immensely underline-able quotes, too. I was here for all of the art talk. This read was melancholic and joyful at the same time.
I feel like I have a lot to say about this book, but nothing terribly coherent seems to be coming out of me, mostly because much of this book wasn't exactly coherent. This read isn't going to be for everyone, but I'm ready to see where the next 3 books take me.
While going in and out of various timelines, our book revolves around two characters - Elisabeth who's in her early 30s and Daniel Gluck, her childhood neighbor who she became close with. Daniel is now 100 years old and in a nursing home facility, floating in and out of consciousness. We flash back to Elisabeth's childhood, Daniel's childhood, Elisabeth's dissertation, to Daniel's subconscious dreamworld.
I don't even fully know how to write a synopsis of this book. But it's lovely. I definitely didn't always completely know what was going on, but the prose was so gorgeous that it's best to just go with it. I fully enjoyed everywhere this book took me.
This book captures the confusion and disorientation of 2016 so well. There are some immensely underline-able quotes, too. I was here for all of the art talk. This read was melancholic and joyful at the same time.
I feel like I have a lot to say about this book, but nothing terribly coherent seems to be coming out of me, mostly because much of this book wasn't exactly coherent. This read isn't going to be for everyone, but I'm ready to see where the next 3 books take me.