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A review by s_midge
The Gloaming by Melanie Finn
4.0
“But maybe it’s a mistake to go around comparing pain and trying to make it match up.” p. 260
What an unexpected & brilliant novel. Finn manages to included multiple POVs (including a complete shift in storytelling half way through) without sacrificing the depth of each character or the intricacies of their relationships to one another. Weaving a web in which many characters and plot points come together can end up feeling overdone and stale. Finn deftly avoids this and, to put it simply, it’s remarkable.
The topics and various plots are heavy—centering around the death of children and the ways in which grief manifests—but in the concluding chapters, everything breaks open. The sense of healing and resolution grow into such a euphoric conclusion that it felt like the ending of a comedy.
This is a book that will sit with me for a long time.
What an unexpected & brilliant novel. Finn manages to included multiple POVs (including a complete shift in storytelling half way through) without sacrificing the depth of each character or the intricacies of their relationships to one another. Weaving a web in which many characters and plot points come together can end up feeling overdone and stale. Finn deftly avoids this and, to put it simply, it’s remarkable.
The topics and various plots are heavy—centering around the death of children and the ways in which grief manifests—but in the concluding chapters, everything breaks open. The sense of healing and resolution grow into such a euphoric conclusion that it felt like the ending of a comedy.
This is a book that will sit with me for a long time.