The Unseen Nook&Canny hat Looking Glass Sound von Catriona Ward besprochen
A Puzzle of a Novel That Demands Context
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The first half felt like a fairly “normal” story—until it suddenly turned weird. In one chapter, the narrative calmly focuses on a typewriter malfunctioning over a single letter, and then, literally in the next sentence, the protagonist is thinking about planning his suicide. There had been no prior mention or buildup of suicide anywhere in the book up to that point. I went back and searched, but found nothing.
In the end, I had to rely on a Reddit post to understand what the book was really doing. After that, things became clearer, and it actually turned into a great read.
And then came the ending. Also weird—but at that point, what else could I expect?