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A review by caitgauthor
Cycling to Asylum by Su J. Sokol
5.0
I grew up in Montreal, and though this story talks about that island in the future, my heart felt pangs of nostalgia about my past growing up there. The description of the city, right down to the metro car sing-song tone, is bang on.
Su Sokol also did an excellent job of bringing the reader into the experience of these four family members trying to deal with the urgent and sudden need to flee the US for asylum. The book was so well-written, it creeped me out a little. The atmosphere and political climate of this not-so-distant future seems more plausible than fantastical. The author showed great insight with this fiction that could be fact, if we get too complacent as a society.
It's a great read. Highly recommend.
Su Sokol also did an excellent job of bringing the reader into the experience of these four family members trying to deal with the urgent and sudden need to flee the US for asylum. The book was so well-written, it creeped me out a little. The atmosphere and political climate of this not-so-distant future seems more plausible than fantastical. The author showed great insight with this fiction that could be fact, if we get too complacent as a society.
It's a great read. Highly recommend.