Hannah versus l'albero

I read different books at different times of day, in different places. This small, elegant novel was a night book, a just before bed book. I only wanted to read a few pages at a time. It is narrated almost exclusively--and the scenes run into one another in a dreamscape. People have remarked about t Leggi tutto

This is the kind of book that you'll finish in one go and then sit quietly staring vacantly into the middle distance with that feeling like you accidentally electrocuted yourself, but somehow lived. It would be so easy to write this story maudlin or filled with saccharine sentimentality, but de la Du Leggi tutto

"La sera in cui gli raccontò il suo piano, il Saggio le domandò se fu quando si era stesa sotto all'albero di famiglia che aveva capito come sradicarlo." Un mito, una leggenda moderna.

Fantastica, in alcune accezioni, Novella dell'Antropocene.

Unlike anything I've read before — epic poem meets modern vengeance thriller; stunning, lyrical prose that unfortunately sometimes overwhelms the plot. I re-read the first half of the book because I'd missed an important event that I'm still not even clear on, but honestly that confusion is so minim Leggi tutto

Una vera novella dell'Antropocene. Mito, natura, dinastia dello sfruttamento, gabbia della complessità e poi meravigliose evocazioni di dèi e cosmogonie. Una stella in più per l'esordio.