Neale LucasMar 6, 20193 minBOTTLED GOODS.Right from the first chapter the reader is left with no doubt that this book is steeped in magical realism. Alina is on her way to bury...
Neale LucasMar 3, 20193 minTHE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURIES. Catherine, Cyril’s Mother, is sixteen and pregnant with him as the novel opens. She is called up to the alter by the priest. Catherine...
Neale LucasFeb 20, 20193 minTHE YEAR OF THE FLOOD.The year 25 is referred to as The Year of the Flood. We are not told when or why the years have been reset. The flood is metaphorically...
Neale LucasFeb 14, 20194 minORYX AND CRAKE.After reading the first few chapters the reader is left in no doubt that the setting described is a dystopian future where things have...