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Glaciers (2012)

by Alexis M. Smith(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

193563920X (ISBN13: 9781935639206)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Tin House Books

review 1: I enjoyed this short, quaint book quite a lot. I think it spoke to me specifically because I am from where the book takes place; Portland, OR. I feel like I can speak to all the little shops and stores that the main character goes into and the things she does because they're so similar to things I do. I love how the plot is so simple yet beautiful and takes minor twists and turns that are completely realistic. However, I was slightly confused by how the story jumped around and skipped over time. But the perks were better than the downfalls and led me to have an enjoyable read.
review 2: Offering love and longing amongst the hipster scene in Portland, Oregon, Glaciers unfolds languidly over the course of a day as Isabel, the quiet, quirky library technician (who... more specializes in repairing books) decides what to wear to a party and whether or not to invite the IT tech who works across the hall from her. Beautifully detailed reminiscences of Isabel's childhood in Alaska are interspersed with stream-of-consciousness idle angst as Isabel's mind considers various unrelated thoughts throughout the day. In a way, it reminded me of later period DeLillo, particularly The Body Artist - the protagonists often contemplate things that seem mundane to most, but in their observations their own stories are told by what they notice and fail to see. This is a promising debut that will offer pleasures the reader may not realize at first, but, in retrospect, will find a kernel in their memory and fertilize it into something richer. less

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