A review by bratatouille
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard

dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Holy shit this was stunning. For being such a short story, its impact is. Dang. It’s unsettling and lyrical. It handles grief in a way I haven’t seen depicted. This is the sort of book that grabs hold of you quickly. It’s incredibly foreboding and there is a darkness steeped deeply into every character. It has mild aspects of surrealism which, as we’ve all learned by now, is kinda my jam. However, it’s not the level of having to heavily suspend your disbelief. It’s a speculative, weird, ominous jewel hidden in the corners of indie publishing. I am docking it like HALF a star because I thought one of the reveals was lackluster. Although, I am not mad about it. I seriously am not going to forget this book I might reread it again soon just to reprocess.
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