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A review by thisotherbookaccount
Hollow by Owen Egerton
2.0
Even though the synopsis of the book suggests that the story is about a grieving father's journey to find the hollow earth, you know that Hollow by Owen Egerton is not that kind of book. It is not a science fiction or fantasy book whereby the characters do indeed find the entrance to a secret civilisation hidden beneath the earth's crust. It is about a man dealing with the death of his son. Knowing that, going into this, did help me enjoy the book as a piece of literature.
Until the book took a strange turn in the last 15% or so. It is a turn that I cannot get on board with, which explains the rating. It feels jarring from the rest of the book, in my opinion, and doesn't quite work on an allegory/metaphorical level. At least I didn't spend too much time on this.
Until the book took a strange turn in the last 15% or so. It is a turn that I cannot get on board with, which explains the rating. It feels jarring from the rest of the book, in my opinion, and doesn't quite work on an allegory/metaphorical level. At least I didn't spend too much time on this.