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Sharks in the Time of Saviors
by Kawai Strong Washburn
Captivating read, at times crude (lots of fart jokes), but real in a way I didn't expect. I picked it up (virtually) on a whim as an Independent Bookstore Day special.
The plot revolves around an axis of magical realism and "coming of age" spread across five perspectives - the two parents and their three children. Washburn certainly has an evocative writing style, juggling the five different voices across the novel with such environmental vividness that I couldn't help but keep reading. It felt more memoir than fantasy tale, even as it blended in Hawaiian myth from the first chapter to the last. Not my favorite type of book, but refreshing and a good read.
The plot revolves around an axis of magical realism and "coming of age" spread across five perspectives - the two parents and their three children. Washburn certainly has an evocative writing style, juggling the five different voices across the novel with such environmental vividness that I couldn't help but keep reading. It felt more memoir than fantasy tale, even as it blended in Hawaiian myth from the first chapter to the last. Not my favorite type of book, but refreshing and a good read.