A review by tricapra
Slow River by Nicola Griffith

5.0

Wow. If I thought how much I loved Ammonite was a fluke or a one-off, I was certainly wrong. Nicola Griffith absolutely knocked this out of the park, and I found myself quietly crying in my car as the audiobook finished. I went into Slow River completely blind, and I'm very glad I did. A winding, time-skipping narrative of abuse, healing, and identity in a very-near-future sci-fi setting. Very much about how we deal with trauma and the choices we make (when we feel like we don't have choices). Griffith also writes some of the most compelling lesbian romances I've ever read, and one of my favorite aspects is that she chose to make sexual orientation in the future such a complete non-issue in every way. Refreshing.