𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖆𝖍 𝖓𝖆𝖔𝖒𝖎 @aliciahannahnaomi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025On the recommendation of @nadiabailey.bsky.social I started my year with Enlightenment by Sarah Perry, which I just finished yesterday. 100
𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖆𝖍 𝖓𝖆𝖔𝖒𝖎 @aliciahannahnaomi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Perry’s literary style felt slightly more convoluted than I remembered from The Essex Serpent. At times, her prose was a little hard to follow, but it was so full of poetry that I couldn’t hold it against her. 110
𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖆 𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖆𝖍 𝖓𝖆𝖔𝖒𝖎 @aliciahannahnaomi.bsky.social · 14/01/2025For a book that touched a lot on sorrow I found it to be quite uplifting… a poignant exploration of love in its most profound form. I also enjoyed the callbacks to The Essex Serpent. Enlightenment won’t be for everyone but it was absolutely for me. 010
