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A review by tobin_elliott
Eynhallow by Tim McGregor
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wow.
Just...wow.
Every time I read something from Tim McGregor, I just get more and more impressed with the writing. He just gets better and better.
McGregor is the most delicately skilled of writers. He never presents the main instigator of the story directly, instead choosing a beautifully well drawn character who, through their actions and meetings, come upon the subject that he wants to reveal. Then, through that indirect character's interactions, he slowly, delicately, meticulously unveils that tangential object of focus. McGregor's stories are never fast-paced. Instead, they are carefully constructed to hold the same anticipation as a lovingly wrapped birthday present. The story unfolds, holding back the horrors until the reader is well and truly immersed in the lives in the story.
He gives you an observer who slowly becomes the main focus because of this small bit of grit that shows up to change their world.
The man's a brilliant writer, as well. The story is good, but a story is nothing without a skillful use of language and observation, and McGregor gives the reader much to enjoy.
I don't want to talk directly about this novel, because it is one to be enjoyed and experienced with as little forewarning as possible, letting the story wash over the reader.
Trust me, this is a story you want to drown in.
Just...wow.
Every time I read something from Tim McGregor, I just get more and more impressed with the writing. He just gets better and better.
McGregor is the most delicately skilled of writers. He never presents the main instigator of the story directly, instead choosing a beautifully well drawn character who, through their actions and meetings, come upon the subject that he wants to reveal. Then, through that indirect character's interactions, he slowly, delicately, meticulously unveils that tangential object of focus. McGregor's stories are never fast-paced. Instead, they are carefully constructed to hold the same anticipation as a lovingly wrapped birthday present. The story unfolds, holding back the horrors until the reader is well and truly immersed in the lives in the story.
He gives you an observer who slowly becomes the main focus because of this small bit of grit that shows up to change their world.
The man's a brilliant writer, as well. The story is good, but a story is nothing without a skillful use of language and observation, and McGregor gives the reader much to enjoy.
I don't want to talk directly about this novel, because it is one to be enjoyed and experienced with as little forewarning as possible, letting the story wash over the reader.
Trust me, this is a story you want to drown in.