![]() ![]() ![]() I was expecting it to be a central part of the plot, what it being the title and all. One of my gripes is about the library itself. There's a great care for the details of what it means to live in a post-cataclysm world, and I look forward to reading the second volume in the hope we will learn more about the history, which is only hinted at here. Huchu takes us in every corner of his reimagined Edinburgh, and it's easy to picture how the current city could become as it is depicted. ![]() The world building is an absolute pleasure. In a sense, Ropa is the character that carries the whole novel on her shoulders, but she can definitely do it. I was less fond of the secondary characters which I found a little too quickly drawn for my tastes, but I particularly enjoyed her Gran. Her social commentary hits the nail on the head, just as much as her more mundane observations. Ropa is a very endearing character and since the novel is written in the first person, it's a good thing. One day, she accepts to look for the son of a dead woman. She earns her life by carrying messages between the dead and the living. Ropa lives in a caravan in Edinburgh with her grand-mother and her little sister. ![]()
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