A review by sch91086
Arcadia, by Lauren Groff
3.0
Im torn on this one honestly. There were some things I loved about it but overall I just wasn’t sure what the message or point was, and I disliked some of the ambiguity.
One of the characters has an accident at some point that impacts him in a pretty meaningful way. Another character just disappears and we never find out what happens to her, which I get, is life, but as a reader I wanted some closure to that story.
Groff definitely enjoys exploring humans and the relationships they form and maybe that’s all this one is. I think I enjoyed the earlier bits in the commune more so than the later parts. I did like Bit as a character but mostly when he was a child- I think the way he saw the world was very unique and then as he grows and becomes an adult he becomes less unique, so it started strong and ended less strong.
The writing, as ever, and is probably what keeps me coming back, was gorgeous, but I just don’t know that it was enough to carry the story.
I much preferred Matrix by Groff, though I will likely keep reading her work. Somehow her writing has sucked me in.
One of the characters has an accident at some point that impacts him in a pretty meaningful way. Another character just disappears and we never find out what happens to her, which I get, is life, but as a reader I wanted some closure to that story.
Groff definitely enjoys exploring humans and the relationships they form and maybe that’s all this one is. I think I enjoyed the earlier bits in the commune more so than the later parts. I did like Bit as a character but mostly when he was a child- I think the way he saw the world was very unique and then as he grows and becomes an adult he becomes less unique, so it started strong and ended less strong.
The writing, as ever, and is probably what keeps me coming back, was gorgeous, but I just don’t know that it was enough to carry the story.
I much preferred Matrix by Groff, though I will likely keep reading her work. Somehow her writing has sucked me in.