Words in Deep Blue
I loved this story.
It was the trigger to actually start this blog.
I thought how fun it would be to write and share my thoughts about books I read. And places I travel. And things that I cook and eat.
I can't tell you exactly why this book created such a creative urge in me, but I'm not going to worry about that.
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
Thoughts:
The cover is gorgeous.
I love books about people who love books.
The story is told by Rachel and Henry and in between we read letters left in books in the bookshop. Crowley weaves the story beautifully, flowing between narratives and places in time. She allows you to connect the dots slowly as you glean clues from each of the different perspectives. The book gives kind insight to the endless complexities of human relationship and how often each person lacks insight into their own wishes and motivations. I fell a little bit in love with each and every character in this book - somehow Crowley was able to communicate the interconnectedness of the small community with relatively sparse detail.
It's a story of grief and love and vulnerability and walls. It's a story of community and family and friendship. I sped through it, but it wasn't just fluff, there was a depth to it that I really liked.
A Quote Without Context:
I loved how Henry, George and their parents have family dinner on Fridays and they discuss books they've read. They only get a short time to describe the books, but unlimited time to talk about what they thought about the book.
New Vocabulary Words:
I'm not sure, I decided after I read this book that this would be a fun thing to share with future books.
Travel Bug:
Set in Western Australia, ocean, coast, smallish town
Read Again?
Yes, definitely.
Click here to buy on Amazon, or check it out from your local library, or pay a visit to your local bookshop and buy it there.
It was the trigger to actually start this blog.
I thought how fun it would be to write and share my thoughts about books I read. And places I travel. And things that I cook and eat.
I can't tell you exactly why this book created such a creative urge in me, but I'm not going to worry about that.
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
Thoughts:
The cover is gorgeous.
I love books about people who love books.
The story is told by Rachel and Henry and in between we read letters left in books in the bookshop. Crowley weaves the story beautifully, flowing between narratives and places in time. She allows you to connect the dots slowly as you glean clues from each of the different perspectives. The book gives kind insight to the endless complexities of human relationship and how often each person lacks insight into their own wishes and motivations. I fell a little bit in love with each and every character in this book - somehow Crowley was able to communicate the interconnectedness of the small community with relatively sparse detail.
It's a story of grief and love and vulnerability and walls. It's a story of community and family and friendship. I sped through it, but it wasn't just fluff, there was a depth to it that I really liked.
A Quote Without Context:
"I think we look back and read the past with the present in our eyes... Maybe you need to look forward, and start reading the future."Something I would like to do that was in this book:
I loved how Henry, George and their parents have family dinner on Fridays and they discuss books they've read. They only get a short time to describe the books, but unlimited time to talk about what they thought about the book.
New Vocabulary Words:
I'm not sure, I decided after I read this book that this would be a fun thing to share with future books.
Travel Bug:
Set in Western Australia, ocean, coast, smallish town
Read Again?
Yes, definitely.
Click here to buy on Amazon, or check it out from your local library, or pay a visit to your local bookshop and buy it there.
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