A review by jaclyn_sixminutesforme
The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha
4.0
This is a book like nothing else I’ve read as an adult—if you’re looking for something that will totally push what you expect from a narrative, read this!
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Because of the choose-your-own adventure structure to this, I should flag that this review is only one possible reading of the text. For reference, the initial “choice” I opted for was the “Berlin” route, and I’ll make sure I edit this review when I come back and do some other variations of choices! Length wise, my choices directed me to more of a novella-length read, and it’s such a blur narrative wise. It felt like a haunting dream, blinking into these alternate locations and existences where reality was somewhat suspended. What I think worked really well, and I imagine will reappear in other iterations on subsequent reads, was the repeated imagery around mirrors and the color red (blood, shoes, etc)... and the use of second person perspective. It felt immersive and disorienting all at once, such a unique read!
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Because of all the hopping around with pages, it’s definitely one I’d suggest buying in print form (unless the ebook edition is hyperlinked!?)
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Because of the choose-your-own adventure structure to this, I should flag that this review is only one possible reading of the text. For reference, the initial “choice” I opted for was the “Berlin” route, and I’ll make sure I edit this review when I come back and do some other variations of choices! Length wise, my choices directed me to more of a novella-length read, and it’s such a blur narrative wise. It felt like a haunting dream, blinking into these alternate locations and existences where reality was somewhat suspended. What I think worked really well, and I imagine will reappear in other iterations on subsequent reads, was the repeated imagery around mirrors and the color red (blood, shoes, etc)... and the use of second person perspective. It felt immersive and disorienting all at once, such a unique read!
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Because of all the hopping around with pages, it’s definitely one I’d suggest buying in print form (unless the ebook edition is hyperlinked!?)