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A review by knkoch
Apeirogon: A Novel by Colum McCann
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Apeirogon: a shape with an infinitely countable number of sides.
This was wonderful and different. It’s written mostly as a series of numbered chapters or vignettes, as short as a sentence or as long as a few pages. It’s about Israel and Palestine, one of the most complex international land and statehood disputes in existence, and shouldered in this book by two fathers who’ve lost daughters to the conflict. Apeirogon is an apt metaphor for this story, and all the stories contained within. It reminded me a lot of Olga Tocarczuk’s Flights in its structure. It’s amazing how a book with such a disparate path can come together so strongly.
This was wonderful and different. It’s written mostly as a series of numbered chapters or vignettes, as short as a sentence or as long as a few pages. It’s about Israel and Palestine, one of the most complex international land and statehood disputes in existence, and shouldered in this book by two fathers who’ve lost daughters to the conflict. Apeirogon is an apt metaphor for this story, and all the stories contained within. It reminded me a lot of Olga Tocarczuk’s Flights in its structure. It’s amazing how a book with such a disparate path can come together so strongly.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death