A review by tigerproofrock
The Wake by Paul Kingsnorth

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A strange, fascinating book. Told in a hybrid of Old English and Contemporary English, with a very constrained vocabulary. Captures the sense of a primitive, distant England.