He would take a stroll inland, find a cool airy place up in the mountains, have a good long sleep, and not rejoin the others till the day's work was over.
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" - C. S. Lewis
with the utmost respect: if i see that fucking richard siken tweet one more time i'm gonna start throwing things. no actually they WERE all love. it was love when it wasn't requited and it was love when it was and it'll still be love if i'm still holding a candle for him fifty years from now! love is not some flawless perfect jewel that has to be evaluated by a licensed committee before it "counts" it's all fucking love for fuck's sake. yes it hurt. yes it wasn't requited, or it wasn’t requited in equal measure or kind, or it was but something went wrong. it was love then and it's love now. this sanitized caricature of love that admits no sorrow or hurt or vulnerability has GOT to go holy fucking shit
Danielle Babbles About Books - Inland by Téa Obreht
Was the plot easy to follow? - The secondary storyline was hard for me to follow. The names, the journeying, the timeline... I can remember a little jumble of details but they don't make sense until towards the end of that timeline.
What writing things did you pick up? - Drawing events out raises tension.
What made you want to read this? - A mix of reasons including the cover, that it's a western and quite different from the genre standard, and that it had good reviews.
Some thoughts - I mean, it's a very complex story and some of the regional history/ events of the time could have used some more fleshing out, particularly the bits that are based on real events.
Anyway, the desperation of the situation in the main plotline is palpable and just keeps getting worse throughout with additional discoveries and backstory. It's a tense and emotional book, but it helps to have some base knowledge of Arizona history through the mid to the late 19th century.
I had the opportunity to watch a new British film Inland, starring Mark Rylance, ahead of its release in cinemas on June 16th. Not my fave, but still worth watching if you're into folk horror!