Book Review: North Woods
May 12, 2024
In this delightfully audacious novel, Mason combines fiction, nature writing, and more to bring a patch of Massachusetts woodland to life.
In this delightfully audacious novel, Mason combines fiction, nature writing, and more to bring a patch of Massachusetts woodland to life.
Cyrus is such a lovable character, even in the throes of his addiction, his view of the world and all it contains is a delight for the reader.
The writing style makes this book – it is direct, while veering off into all sorts of unexpected directions.
This story was utterly captivating! I was steadily drawn into the Girl’s story of human grit, set in the unforgiving American wilderness.
The story follows a wealthy suburban mother. Her erudite, unhinged self-realisation was so relatable, and her singular voice is unforgettable.
Despite the mouth-watering recipes, ironically the main feeling following the characters is one of hunger – for connection, trust, and acceptance.
There is a simple and meditative quality to the narration that contrasts with the complexity of what is being written.
Wallace’s ingenious use of metaphor is poetic and powerful, as is the roar and the restraint in these pages.
Tremor is a genre-bending gem that transcends traditional boundaries, dancing between fiction and non-fiction, storytelling and academia.
A wholly immersive read and a fascinating insight into pirate life! Great for fans of other woman-centric historical fiction.
A remarkable book, moving, fascinating, thought-provoking and short enough you’ll want to read it again the moment you finish.
I spent most of this book sitting in discomfort and rage and that desperate yearning to understand oneself.
Deborah Levy is absolutely brilliant and has encapsulated this intelligent coming-of-age story with wit and charm.
Don’t be fooled by the title – the stories show how sometimes our yearning to be ‘single, carefree, mellow’ can often make us anything but.
A sweeping, intergenerational novel, that has the strength and complexity of women (and their relationships) at its core.
The writing is raw as rotting flesh, & as sweet as vomit. If you want to feel like you’ve woken up from a coma then this is the book for you.
A magnificent story about love, sorrow, courage, and learning to embrace change. A trilogy to lose yourself in.
Both funny and deeply sad, reading this is like watching a crash in slow motion – it’s deliciously addictive and hard to look away.
Together with the seamless weaving of historical facts throughout, I felt that I learnt as much as I took pleasure in reading this book.
Ames’ writing is influenced by Richard Stark, Chandler, Buddhism and also reminds me of one of my favourite crime writers, Charles Willeford.