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lizshayne 's review for:
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What, and I mean this with the deepest enjoyment of my experience, WHAT did I just read?
Why did it happen? What inspired Saunders to use Lincoln and the backdrop of Willie Lincoln's death? Where did these ideas come from?
Everything about this book is a bit of a fever dream and I don't know if that's what makes the meditation on life and the clinging to it possible or gets in the way of it.
It's a book about fearing death and mourning and what we lose when we lose a person. And it's also deeply deeply...something.
I nearly stopped when I realized it was a full-cast audiobook, although I'm grateful I didn't since the style of the book lends itself to the extreme oddness of changing voices. The book as a performed drama works great and I'm actually glad I encountered it in this format.
Why did it happen? What inspired Saunders to use Lincoln and the backdrop of Willie Lincoln's death? Where did these ideas come from?
Everything about this book is a bit of a fever dream and I don't know if that's what makes the meditation on life and the clinging to it possible or gets in the way of it.
It's a book about fearing death and mourning and what we lose when we lose a person. And it's also deeply deeply...something.
I nearly stopped when I realized it was a full-cast audiobook, although I'm grateful I didn't since the style of the book lends itself to the extreme oddness of changing voices. The book as a performed drama works great and I'm actually glad I encountered it in this format.