A review by phee
Dark Water by Elizabeth Lowry
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Historical fiction is what my brain is calling out for at the moment. I can't seem to focus on books set in modern times as they feel too false, real life isn't like that at the moment due to coronavirus. So reading about a time when it wasn't a threat makes it easier for me to escape in a book. I very much need that escape right now.
There is a lot that this book deals with. Mental illness of course. But much more than that too. The writing was gorgeous and intelligent. I'm glad I read this on kindle so I could keep looking up the words she uses in the dictionary! It was an interestingly woven story that winds around itself. Just when you think you've gotten to the end of the line, you find the coil continues. It's a dark tale that sometimes went in unexpected places, but it never felt like it was meandering. I'm glad I gave this a go.
There is a lot that this book deals with. Mental illness of course. But much more than that too. The writing was gorgeous and intelligent. I'm glad I read this on kindle so I could keep looking up the words she uses in the dictionary! It was an interestingly woven story that winds around itself. Just when you think you've gotten to the end of the line, you find the coil continues. It's a dark tale that sometimes went in unexpected places, but it never felt like it was meandering. I'm glad I gave this a go.