Float Up, Sing Down
Lyrical, reflective ... If the constant fullness of these internal monologues can sometimes feel slightly monotonous, it doesn’t detract from the gratification of reading ... In the process of learning what makes each character tick, what feels at first like a loosely linked collection grows revelatory, unearthing an ecology of elusive connection and meaning.
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Questions of fate and identity meander through these stories ... Without even the slightest sentimentality about it, the book provides an elegy for a lost generation.
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The portrayal of a real community lends a nostalgic feel to the vignettes ... If Float Up, Sing Down is spread thinner than Zorrie, it continues Mr. Hunt’s neat trick of conveying human complexity through the simplest of scenarios.
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