tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post7594659112436014833..comments2024-03-26T17:54:54.592+01:00Comments on Speculiction...: Review of The Race by Nina AllanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-37792592353934072662015-01-02T22:14:35.074+01:002015-01-02T22:14:35.074+01:00Agreed, agreed, agreed - none of it very race like...Agreed, agreed, agreed - none of it very race like at all. For a much better review than mine, see Dan Hartland's at Strange Horizons:<br /><br />http://www.strangehorizons.com/reviews/2014/08/the_race_by_nin.shtmlJessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796098208589965362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7670543499274741427.post-34736357442190970672015-01-02T14:16:53.446+01:002015-01-02T14:16:53.446+01:00"all are bonded together by the soft, pliable..."all are bonded together by the soft, pliable glue of moments continually re-contextualized by past, present, and future" I've been struggling to find a way to describe this novel and there it is. Wonderful review!<br /><br />I was also quite taken by The Race and I am still mulling over the meaning of that title. The title transcends itself from tale to tale: the dog race, the race of empaths, the race to run away from trauma, the race to overcome trauma, the race to free oneself from oppression... none of it very race-like at all. The Race is so intangible, yet it feels so intimate. Not a book you can just shake off after the last page. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com