Reviews

The rare experimental novel that really, really works for me. Porter is inventive and strange, playing with all kinds of textual, POV, and story conventions, but it's all rooted in real characters and a real narrative. The language is beautiful and it's actually about something. I am fascinated and impressed.

hudsbls's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Lanny não pode ser lido sem vontade. É preciso estar aberto e entregar-se à leitura, é preciso estar dentro do livro para então ter uma experiência. Uma bela experiência!

sidharthvardhan's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

There is a fantasy character in here who seems to talk mostly in random sentences. The second part is mostly a sort collective memory kind of thing - the best part IMO but ending killed the book. A lot of prose here reads like genuis; and a lot of it is unique but it was really difficult to be moved by the story so awkwardly told. The narrative genuis seems smothering the average story by trying too hard to impress. In the end, I could admire the author's writing powers, but not the work itself.

kas010's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

lottie1803's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kyleg1007's review against another edition

Go to review page

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was dark in a way I wasn’t expecting. I liked the story and folk horror of the book. I feel like there is deep meaning behind the overall story that will stay with me for a while. Good quick read!

More...