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Tilt
by Emma Pattee
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
’Tilt’ by Emma Pattee might just be a new personal favourite. I’ll definitely be buying myself a copy so that I can read it again (and again, and again…)
I will also be recommending it to everyone I know, so that I can stealth book-club it, because this is a book that needs to be discussed and favourite lines from it shared. Though, I might have a hard time narrowing down those favourite lines, because there are just so many gems. Emma Pattee has such a unique and precise way of describing things; I could have blazed through this book in half the time, had I not felt the need to stop every few paragraphs to marvel at and reread (and marvel at again) its sentences.
Aside from the stellar writing and the compelling pacing and the wealth of meaning (real vs metaphorical earthquake juxtaposition, anyone?), Annie’s character alone is enough reason to love this book. Her voice is so sharp and blisteringly authentic. She thinks and feels the things we all think and feel but are too afraid to admit to for fear of being deemed a bad person or not fitting in. Reading it I felt seen, less alone, connected. To me, that means a book has done its job.
I can’t wait to read ‘Tilt’ again, and I will happily devour anything else Emma Pattee writes!
Many thanks to NetGalley, Emma Pattee and Harper Collins UK for the ARC.
I will also be recommending it to everyone I know, so that I can stealth book-club it, because this is a book that needs to be discussed and favourite lines from it shared. Though, I might have a hard time narrowing down those favourite lines, because there are just so many gems. Emma Pattee has such a unique and precise way of describing things; I could have blazed through this book in half the time, had I not felt the need to stop every few paragraphs to marvel at and reread (and marvel at again) its sentences.
Aside from the stellar writing and the compelling pacing and the wealth of meaning (real vs metaphorical earthquake juxtaposition, anyone?), Annie’s character alone is enough reason to love this book. Her voice is so sharp and blisteringly authentic. She thinks and feels the things we all think and feel but are too afraid to admit to for fear of being deemed a bad person or not fitting in. Reading it I felt seen, less alone, connected. To me, that means a book has done its job.
I can’t wait to read ‘Tilt’ again, and I will happily devour anything else Emma Pattee writes!
Many thanks to NetGalley, Emma Pattee and Harper Collins UK for the ARC.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail