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A review by inesantunes
Caribou Island by David Vann
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
One of the best writers i've seen describing those feelings that we usually don't know how to describe. And making us understand how strangers on a remote island from Alaska can be a bit of you, of the people you meet and of the person you may have been or will be in the future.
A sad story about real people and the realization that years go by so quickly that we are well at risk of stopping to take a looks at them one of these days and understanding how much we may have failed to our own dreams and expectations.
It's a book about fears: the fear of not being good enough, of not finding our purpose, the fear of being alone, the fear of loving more and the frustration of not being able to stop the years and to go back to the time were we could still dream.
It's a book about insecurities and how they can shape our lives. And it is tragic because it was too late to escape.
A sad story about real people and the realization that years go by so quickly that we are well at risk of stopping to take a looks at them one of these days and understanding how much we may have failed to our own dreams and expectations.
It's a book about fears: the fear of not being good enough, of not finding our purpose, the fear of being alone, the fear of loving more and the frustration of not being able to stop the years and to go back to the time were we could still dream.
It's a book about insecurities and how they can shape our lives. And it is tragic because it was too late to escape.