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A review by izbit
Slow River by Nicola Griffith
3.0
Liked this, didn't love it. Lore is trying to reconcile her multiple lives -- her childhood of privilege and abuse as an heir to a wealthy family, her recent past living in the cracks of society, getting by with theft, drugs and porn, and her present where she tries to rebuild an honest life on her own. The story jumps back and forth between the three, but I only really cared about the present version of her. And the twist at the end felt like the author trying to be clever, rather than something that fit with the rest of the plot.
But there are moments in this book that will stick with me -- particularly the metaphor of the rain forest, and how the creatures of the canopy have no idea what is going on below.
I picked this up after reading Hild, and it's hard to believe they're by the same author. Very different types of books.
But there are moments in this book that will stick with me -- particularly the metaphor of the rain forest, and how the creatures of the canopy have no idea what is going on below.
I picked this up after reading Hild, and it's hard to believe they're by the same author. Very different types of books.