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The Sky Below (2009)

by Stacey D'Erasmo(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0618439250 (ISBN13: 9780618439256)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: This is a book that resists categorization, which is only one of the many things that make it an amazing accomplishment. Allegorical, rooted in myth, surreal, and yet marked with a fully human longing that comes through on every page. D'Erasmo is working on a different, and higher, plane than most fiction writers out there today, and this novel, which haunted me long after I finished it, is a the perfect example of her great talent.
review 2: I absolutely loved Stacey D'Erasmo's last book, A Seahorse Year, so I've been waiting for her to publish a follow-up novel for several years. I was really excited when I found this in the bookstore. And honestly, I wasn't disappointed at all. D'Erasmo is a terrific writer; she creates memorable characters you feel for a... morend care about, and the language she uses is absolutely beautiful. This book is the story of Gabriel, who never quite got over his father abandoning his family when he was young. Gabriel becomes a self-absorbed, almost hedonistic character at times, who builds an emotional wall around himself but yet takes other people's emotions for granted. And interestingly enough, D'Erasmo makes Gabriel an empathetic character instead of a one-dimensional stereotype. I found this story tremendously compelling--I read the book in a few hours because I was traveling. Yet I didn't give this book more than four stars because I felt the story lost focus toward the end with Gabriel's trip to Mexico. Still, a very worthwhile read. less

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