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A review by karianne791
The Coal Tattoo by Silas House
5.0
I am absolutely enraptured by your writing, Mr. House. Thank you for stirring a dormant love of my homeland within me, and for reminding me how much culture we have in these mountains
I am so lucky I did not pick up Silas House’s works during my travels. I would have been incredibly homesick for my mountain land.
This is the fourth of his books I’ve read (I started with one of his YA novels), and it is my favorite so far. I love authors that beautifully weave together stories from their previous works. Everything in Clays’s Quilt, and A Parchment of Leaves comes together in The Coal Tattoo.
As always, there’s a lovely mix of mountain lifestyle, Appalachian culture, a deep love of the land that is better understood if you’ve read A Parchment of Leaves, and family members that everyone from Appalachia can relate to. But this doesn’t make his works exclusive. The style of writing and relatable themes of love, grief, and family leave room for a wide audience.
I travel a lot these days, but the next time I’m homesick, I’ll be sure to reread one of these works.
I am so lucky I did not pick up Silas House’s works during my travels. I would have been incredibly homesick for my mountain land.
This is the fourth of his books I’ve read (I started with one of his YA novels), and it is my favorite so far. I love authors that beautifully weave together stories from their previous works. Everything in Clays’s Quilt, and A Parchment of Leaves comes together in The Coal Tattoo.
As always, there’s a lovely mix of mountain lifestyle, Appalachian culture, a deep love of the land that is better understood if you’ve read A Parchment of Leaves, and family members that everyone from Appalachia can relate to. But this doesn’t make his works exclusive. The style of writing and relatable themes of love, grief, and family leave room for a wide audience.
I travel a lot these days, but the next time I’m homesick, I’ll be sure to reread one of these works.