Adam SP

This is a heavy, heavy story, and it took me a while to get through.

It is brilliant, challenging, and emotionally raw.

To be fair, I really struggled to decide between 3 and 4 stars.

If you could break it down into categories/aspects, I think it'd average 4, hence the decision.

This novella is fascinating. At first you don't realise the character is descending into so sort of mental decline, and the loss of grammar is jarring, but then it all clicks.

I have many questions. Don't read this if you want to get to the end and feel complete. You won't. My imagination is performing acrobatics, and I'm enjoying it.

I feel that this is a very polarising bit of literature, and you'll either be enthralled, or absolutely hate it.

It's short, at only 169 pages, so worth the time.

The world building is just phenomenal. The characters, both completely relatable and infuriatingly annoying at times, are just excellent. The two major time periods - both now and how we get here from the past - are intertwined so expertly.

This is an utterly sensational novel. Constantly gripping, always engaging, always hooking you in.

No notes, 5 stars.

4.25 out of 5.

Great character development, well paced story, and utterly impressive ending.

I'll be pondering this one a while...

Wow. Just wow.

The characters are complex, and very well written. The plot is intense, and progresses at an excellent pace.

The twists will give you whiplash, and make you dizzy at the same time.

Would love to be able to read it in its mother tongue, but Jamie does a phenomenal job with the translation.