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A review by reginasage
Sharks in the Time of Saviors by Kawai Strong Washburn
5.0
This book gave me the shivers... Often. I don't think I'll read it again, even though I probably should...
One thing that will stick with me from this book is a question about belief. The character Dean says something along the lines of, "I believed it, and I hated it." For days I've been thinking about the instances where I see people believing in things they wish they didn't, and the moments I find myself hating something I believe in, too. When do I do it? Why do I do it? What do I do, if I notice it in the moment? Is this behavior around belief healthy, or helpful to me, to other, to the world? I don't think this kind of belief questioning needs an answer, nor do I really want to find one--I think it is important for that question to sit within me for a long time.
The audio performance was beautiful. I had gooseflesh all the time while listening, because of the evocative and intimidating scenes of the the personifications of the land, the Old Ones, the energies that drive us. Scared enough I wanted to cry sometimes. It was beautiful and uncomfortable. I kind of need to have a break from feeling after reading this.
One thing that will stick with me from this book is a question about belief. The character Dean says something along the lines of, "I believed it, and I hated it." For days I've been thinking about the instances where I see people believing in things they wish they didn't, and the moments I find myself hating something I believe in, too. When do I do it? Why do I do it? What do I do, if I notice it in the moment? Is this behavior around belief healthy, or helpful to me, to other, to the world? I don't think this kind of belief questioning needs an answer, nor do I really want to find one--I think it is important for that question to sit within me for a long time.
The audio performance was beautiful. I had gooseflesh all the time while listening, because of the evocative and intimidating scenes of the the personifications of the land, the Old Ones, the energies that drive us. Scared enough I wanted to cry sometimes. It was beautiful and uncomfortable. I kind of need to have a break from feeling after reading this.