dystopian
The Lake
The Lake is a raw, unusual, and pretty dark novel.
Nami lives with his grandparents by the polluted lake. His mother vanished from his life when he was very young. So he only vaguely remembers her. His grandparents don’t want to talk about his parents. After a series of unfortunate events, he leaves his home village of Boros and needs to grow up quickly.
The Lake is a coming-of-age story in a cruel and toxic world. Not only environment is toxic (vomiting and eczema are pretty common), but also many relationships. Some places (and also events) in the story are very extraordinary, but on the other hand, they also seem a bit familiar. The novel feels post-apocalyptical because we can’t imagine places like this on our planet. But they do exist.
All in all, I enjoyed this different and unique novel. I stopped at a few places, and it made me think. But it will not appeal to all readers, especially those that expect a typical post-apocalyptical or dystopian novel.
Nami lives with his grandparents by the polluted lake. His mother vanished from his life when he was very young. So he only vaguely remembers her. His grandparents don’t want to talk about his parents. After a series of unfortunate events, he leaves his home village of Boros and needs to grow up quickly.
The Lake is a coming-of-age story in a cruel and toxic world. Not only environment is toxic (vomiting and eczema are pretty common), but also many relationships. Some places (and also events) in the story are very extraordinary, but on the other hand, they also seem a bit familiar. The novel feels post-apocalyptical because we can’t imagine places like this on our planet. But they do exist.
All in all, I enjoyed this different and unique novel. I stopped at a few places, and it made me think. But it will not appeal to all readers, especially those that expect a typical post-apocalyptical or dystopian novel.
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Details:
- author: Bianca Bellová
- full title: The Lake
- genre: literary fiction, dystopian
- format/type: bookfiction
- country: #czech
- topics: #postapocalyptic, #comingofage
- publisher: Parthian Books
- publish date: April 11, 2022
- pages: 186
My Rating of the Book:
- content: 💙💙💙💙
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