This debut from Canadian Sara Freeman has been compared to writers like Jenny Offill, and I understand that comparison. This book is the type of novel you can devour in one or two sittings. There are no chapters, simply brief paragraph after paragraph, often only one, perhaps two, on a page. Despite the brevity, the prose is dense. While it can, and inevitably will be read quickly, the material itself is far more sticky. Some elements of her writing had far more in common with […]
“It’s the echo she wants more than the sound.”
Tides by Sara Freeman
