There is no particular type of person so easy to make fun of as the teen or twenty-something man who takes himself really seriously. And yet, despite Ali Shaw basically falling into that category, imao, I don’t want to make fun of this book. I knew this guy, a while back, who was an emo musician s...
I honestly do not know where to start. How do I explain a book like this, how can I get you all to see the magic in it?It is a strange tale about a girl, Ida who returns to St Hauda's Land in search for answers. Her feet are turning into glass, yes glass. She does not know why but she remembers a ma...
The description made me think that it was some sort of magical voyage between two people finding a way to each other with Ida's unusual condition as the catalyst. Instead it is a very strange and dark love story between Ida and Midas and the people in their lives. Usually these types of book I find ...
Ali Shaw's rich description transported me to his cold, fictional St. Hauda's Land archipelago where I became absorbed in the affairs of his broken, love-lost/love-starved characters. Best novel I've read so far this year. [full review]
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