![]() ![]() ![]() I quote the back matter because that's where the first problem with Sorrowland arises: Vern is never a woman she is a child. government, a physical, fungal transformation caused by the very past she's running from. She gives birth to the twins Howling and Feral, fathered by the current cult leader what follows is Vern's metamorphosis as she is chased by people connected to the cult and the U.S. The novel's focal point is Vern, described by back matter as "a hunted woman." She is on the run after escaping from a Black separatist cult. ![]() I'm a fan of Solomon's work faer The Deep, alongside the band clipping., and An Unkindness of Ghosts are painful, beautifully composed reads. I spend an inordinate amount of time listening to podcasts about cults. I dove into Sorrowland ready to be enraptured by it. However, an overreliance on atmospherics at the expense of basic building blocks weakens the overall story and themes. Rivers Solomon's Sorrowland tells a tale of how the horrors inflicted upon Black Americans warp and change us. ![]()
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