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A review by aliciaczellmer
Saint X by Alexis Schaitkin
5.0
Alexis Schaitkin is brilliant and oh so talented. This novel’s plot is reminiscent of White Lotus season 2; aka its a “murder mystery” on the surface, but really so so much more than that… it’s a means to provoke the reader to think more deeply about class, culture, time, and the complexity of grief and trauma.
This book was a slow burn (& as a doctor, I knew what happened a hundred pages in when I read the autopsy), but I still absolutely devoured it— why? The prose was mesmerizingly beautiful, chock full of imagery that transported you from scene to scene. I can liken my experience reading her lyrical prose perhaps only to Madeline Miller or Anne Carson, but it is also utterly uniquely her own.
Schaitkin’s raw talent scintillates her thoughtful prose and I canNOT wait to read more by her!!
4.5/5 ⭐️ (rounded up because I’m a sucker for beautiful writing & this was perhaps the best I’ve read this year)
This book was a slow burn (& as a doctor, I knew what happened a hundred pages in when I read the autopsy), but I still absolutely devoured it— why? The prose was mesmerizingly beautiful, chock full of imagery that transported you from scene to scene. I can liken my experience reading her lyrical prose perhaps only to Madeline Miller or Anne Carson, but it is also utterly uniquely her own.
Schaitkin’s raw talent scintillates her thoughtful prose and I canNOT wait to read more by her!!
4.5/5 ⭐️ (rounded up because I’m a sucker for beautiful writing & this was perhaps the best I’ve read this year)