Rhiannon
I love an unconventional narrative and structure and this novella is that: experimental and alluring in its design and language. That said, there is still a constant theme of love and loss throughout that I felt was beautifully captured through the ephemeral writing, which is told in an epistolary format of varying POVs, letters, notes, and other bits of remembrances.
At once lyrical and mournful... This haunting and poignant tale tells the individual stories of a group of friends who come together, separate and fracture while the world crumbles and violently morphs around them through climate change as some prepare to leave this world while others commit to stay. There is a deep sense of loss and longing in the individual tales, both for friends and lovers and for the earth itself, with flashes of hope for renewal and rebirth. I found this book to be quite beautiful and moving, and has managed to achieve its rightful place as a modern-day fable.
My thanks to NetGalley and Stelliform Press for the Advance Reader Copy.
Originally posted at www.amazon.ca.
I love an unconventional narrative and structure and this novella is that: experimental and alluring in its design and language. That said, there is still a constant theme of love and loss throughout that I felt was beautifully captured through the ephemeral writing, which is told in an epistolary format of varying POVs, letters, notes, and other bits of remembrances.
At once lyrical and mournful... This haunting and poignant tale tells the individual stories of a group of friends who come together, separate and fracture while the world crumbles and violently morphs around them through climate change as some prepare to leave this world while others commit to stay. There is a deep sense of loss and longing in the individual tales, both for friends and lovers and for the earth itself, with flashes of hope for renewal and rebirth. I found this book to be quite beautiful and moving, and has managed to achieve its rightful place as a modern-day fable.
My thanks to NetGalley and Stelliform Press for the Advance Reader Copy.
Originally posted at www.amazon.ca.