panMuch like audition, the altered perception of reality over a tragic event just didn‘t sit with me. I didn‘t find it engaging or illuminating in any way to make up for the jarring story telling. I hope this style isn‘t a new trend like the switching pov every chapter.
No surprises here! May‘s winning title is tagged. I‘m pleased to be adding more fiction to the bracket.
#Readingbracket2025
pickThe best (adult) novel I‘ve read all year (no way to measure it against Moominland; they are different soft, round, or zig-zaggy beasts). A child goes missing. Her gaggle of cousins goes looking for her in the thick, viscous, fecund wood.
One might complain that there are too many similes and metaphors but that one would also be forced to admit that 95% of them are so creative and fantastic that the complaint isn‘t really a complaint at all. 👇🏻
Me, in the face of this book‘s 3.30 ⭐️ Goodreads rating.
“He was wearing a polo shirt with fat, colored stripes and a white collar which made him look like a formal caterpillar.”
Idle Grounds | 
