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A review by leandrathetbrzero
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
I was looking forward to this book because cli-fi is one of my favorite subgenres. I love when ecological elements and climate change are included in novels, especially storylines following Dystopian structures. However, I elected to stop reading this book at about 40%. The opening chapters following the family's preparations for Hurricane Wanda was interesting, but I was immediately turned off by the father completely disregarding and belittling his wife's fears and requests to evacuate. I also felt uncomfortable with their dominant "fixing" man meets vulnerable traumatized woman backstory. It was all extremely depressing from the beginning. Not to mention that the only two characters I felt any kind of investment in ended up not surviving the storm.
Brooks-Dalton dips into magical realism with the character of Wanda, but her abilities seemed vague up to the point I stopped reading. The author is clearly a gifted writer; she writes beautifully and characterizes thoroughly. With that said, I don't think her skills as a writer outweigh the issues and disenchantment I had with this book.
Brooks-Dalton dips into magical realism with the character of Wanda, but her abilities seemed vague up to the point I stopped reading. The author is clearly a gifted writer; she writes beautifully and characterizes thoroughly. With that said, I don't think her skills as a writer outweigh the issues and disenchantment I had with this book.