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A review by mmcloe
When I Sing, Mountains Dance by Irene Solà
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Oh this was quite lovely.
Very polyphonic examination of the impacts of trauma/violence on the landscapes of rural Spain and postwar Spanish memory. Also an excellent illustration of the fluidity of categories of "natural," "cultural," and "spiritual."
It's really tricky to write about nonhuman nature in a way that avoids athropocentrism but I think Sola does an fairly solid job at depicting nonhuman nature as having its own syntaxes, desires, preconceptions, etc that are entirely separate from humans.
Very polyphonic examination of the impacts of trauma/violence on the landscapes of rural Spain and postwar Spanish memory. Also an excellent illustration of the fluidity of categories of "natural," "cultural," and "spiritual."
It's really tricky to write about nonhuman nature in a way that avoids athropocentrism but I think Sola does an fairly solid job at depicting nonhuman nature as having its own syntaxes, desires, preconceptions, etc that are entirely separate from humans.