Amber Luck

In my last post, I mentioned that I’d been nurturing some ideas that would motivate me to write here on a regular basis. Today I’d like to unveil one of those ideas, but because it doesn’t do anyone any good if I write things no one wants to read, I want this to be more of a test screening than a ribbon cutting. My idea is this: a 50-word review of each book I read, as I finish it. The longer I’m out of school, the easier it is to consume and discard books without giving them much thought. I like the idea of forcing myself to think about what I’m reading again, and the challenge of paring those thoughts down to 50 words (exactly?) appeals to me. On the other hand, I’m allergic to instituting gimmicks for the sake of gimmicks, and I want to know if this piques your interest or makes you cringe. My first review is below for your consideration. Please comment, and be honest.

50: Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins

This love story -  set against the buildup to the atomic age, intertwined with the themes of Moby-Dick, and made epic by the ordinariness of its lovers – is one of the best novels I’ve read: at once humble and celestial, heartbreaking and joyous, literary and compulsively readable. I felt every character.