![]() ![]() Adults and children do not live together. ![]() Everything about them is very methodical. I found this to be a subtle yet effective way of building the world. We learn from the chapter titles alone that the days of the week have changed. It is a relatively short book, and like the society, it is very methodical. (I want to add here that this book does deal with mental health and depression as undertones.) I would describe it as soft New Weird meets Sci-Fi. What if language not only had power but was essential for the very bed on which you sleep? In Amatka by Karin Tidbeck (originally written in Swedish and translated into English by the author), we explore a society where naming things is essential to life. ![]()
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