Lost In The Rain

Since I read more thrillers these days, Wildwood was a little detour from my “who-dunnit” page-turners. I picked this one up because I liked the premise of the novel; living off the grid is something that appeals to me very much (for like a weekend maybe). Wildwood was a much needed escape into the quiet, haunting Canadian north – a year long journey into the harsh northern landscape and one single mother’s determination to survive.

This novel blew my mind. IT – BLEW – MY – MIND !! I’m not even scared to give anything away while writing this review because I don’t think I can even verbalise what a trip the ending was. On the very last page, Iain Reid begs us to sit down…. And as I finished the last page I thought… wow, what did I just read?

April is poetry month here in Canada and I’m going to share a powerful work by Jason Reynolds that is profound and honest. It’s a beautiful letter written for … For Everyone !

Before I start on why I enjoyed reading The Unforgotten, let me just gush a little about the title. Without giving anything away… it outlines the depth of everything that goes on in this book. It encompasses everything, everyone, every feeling, moment that is : unforgotten. The Unforgotten examines what it’s like living with dark secrets, burying them, revisiting them and the resulting collateral damage.

Reading Unraveling Oliver reminded me of watching a true crime episode on television where they interview a variety of people in order for you to get a sense of who the offender was. It’s not a “who done it” but a “WHY-Done-It”.

After reading the first few stories, I wondered if they were all going to be along the same vein and, sure enough, they were. One dizzying, peculiar tale after the next. At first, I kept on reading out of sheer curiosity, wondering how deep and dark these stories would get. Then, I just wanted more.