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Really well written, but...odd? The strange science in this book bugged me (and my engineer husband more), and the strange characterization of Mormons (all the Mormon girls she knows grow their hair long and only wear dresses? Now we're Mennonites?!?) in the beginning made me bonkers. I did enjoy th...
Beautiful writing. Questionable science. Most definitely not an 11-year-old narrator (it's very clear from the story that an older Julia is looking back on the time when she was 11/12).
I liked the prose in this novel. It fit the book perfectly. There was a slow rhythm to the book, a gradual slowing to life just like to the earth. Nothing crazy happened, it was not the usual kind of dystopia which is more like standing on top if the roof shouting. Here we just watched those on the ...
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog!I love when books can surprise you. I had a general idea of what to expect with Karen Thompson Walker's meandering, character and thought-driven novel about the end of the world, but I had no idea how bittersweetly she could spin this science fiction-adjace...
The Age of Miracles is a beautifully written book. The prose is gorgeous and vivid with some great imagery, but it never goes over the top. The plotting is subtle, and the book is definitely more about the characters than what happens to the world they are living in. That is not to say there isn't a...
They should really have an "I'm never going to finish this" option in addition to finished. I found this slow paced almost to the point of boring. Maybe at another time I'd invest the time or relish the zen-ness of it, but right now I want something catchy.
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