[nesfa-reading-group] Folklorn; Growing up Weightless; The Fold

[Wesley Brodsky]

I did not mind the non-differentiation between fantasy, hallucinations, fears, and reality. In a well - done novel that can help you understand the thinking and fears of the character. This was not a well - done novel.

I hated the whining. This was the most depressing novel I have ever read; more depressing than Seveneves, where almost everyone on Earth dies. 


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Sent: Friday, June 3, 2022 11:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [nesfa-reading-group] Folklorn; Growing up Weightless; The Fold

Thank you Liz for your mini review. It is much like what I wrote down to deliver at the meeting tonight. Since you won’t be there, the gist of my review is that the way the author refused to differentiate between fantasy, hallucinations, fears, and reality drove me bonkers.

The whining also began to get to me.


On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 11:16 Liz P <lpatton88 at gmail.com<mailto:lpatton88 at gmail.com>> wrote:
I have a conflict and cannot attend tonight.

Folklorn: Regrettably, I loathed it. After suffering through the first
80 pages or so, I chose not to read any more. Miserable story with a
miserable and crazy protagonist and her equally miserable and crazy
parent.

The constant whining and bursts of bat-shit craziness drove me away. I
skimmed some of the later material about (reliving?) the bizarre old
folk tales but then decided to return the book so somebody else could
have their day ruined by reading it.

Zero stars.

For the recommendations sent over email (BTW they all look
interesting) here are the ones I vote for:

Growing up Weightless

The Fold

-Liz
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