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The Garden
by Nick Newman
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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The Garden is a dystopian story like none I’ve read before. It unfolds slowly, the characters are closed off from the events that have happened in the world, events which are never really explained, but an ecological disaster is hinted at. Evelyn and Lily have been cloistered in their own world for so long that they’re got stuck in their ways, their own routines, their silences. Until a stranger makes it into their garden and upturns everything, bringing the past and present back to them.
I loved this! I loved Evelyn and Lily, I loved the flashbacks, I loved the ending. The reading was compelling. It starts quiet and builds slowly, until before you know it you’re racing to the crescendo before finishing quiet again. I will absolutely read more of what Newman writes in the future.
The Garden is a dystopian story like none I’ve read before. It unfolds slowly, the characters are closed off from the events that have happened in the world, events which are never really explained, but an ecological disaster is hinted at. Evelyn and Lily have been cloistered in their own world for so long that they’re got stuck in their ways, their own routines, their silences. Until a stranger makes it into their garden and upturns everything, bringing the past and present back to them.
I loved this! I loved Evelyn and Lily, I loved the flashbacks, I loved the ending. The reading was compelling. It starts quiet and builds slowly, until before you know it you’re racing to the crescendo before finishing quiet again. I will absolutely read more of what Newman writes in the future.