Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another short novel between longer reads - at 164 pages it can be read in 1-2 sittings. I loved the Ali Smith's
use of language, how she seamlessly slipped in words and phrases from
old Scots songs, poems and everyday life bringing back memories of my
youth. It is a reworking of Ovid but also uses other
myths/legends/stories such as Burning Lily Lenton
to tackles issues family, gender, commercial values, human rights and
needs, eco-wars. Well crafted, intelligent, witty, corny in the right
places - Eau Caledonia :) - and with a Shakespearean ending . Loved it.
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