A review by karrative
The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

It was again a hesitant fiver, but what pushed the balance was just that I am really tempted by reread (and am very rarely so) if I become a parent. Can't imagine how many layers the experience of this book gets. AT the time, childless and younger than Adam by over a decade, I saw myself both in him and in Mimi. Can't wait to learn my thoughts ten, twenty years. Also, this book makes you want to visit Coventry - that's quite something!
Some books have vibes, place setting, emotions, this book has tone. And once authentic, speaking about painful experience, filled with anxiety but HILARIOUS. I pick up so many books promising they are 'hilarious' on the cover and finish them wondering where the humour was. With this one, I was laughing at loud, reading fragments to my boyfriend and having a great time when, you know, there was a teenager in a hospital with an unexplained cardiac arrest. Who manages that?