r/IReadABookAndAdoredIt

I picked up Samantha Hunt’s “The Seas” after seeing it posted here and was bowled over by the writing. Mr. Splitfoot was available on Libby so I went for it despite not seeing much chatter online about it.

It was a perfect book to read going into autumn and darkness, a modern gothic tale with faint Geek Love undertones at times. Samantha Hunt’s writing feels so special!

edit: the book is about a pregnant 20 something who travels on foot across the state of New York with her mute aunt toward an unknown destination. Two timelines (and 2 narrators If you’re listening to the audio book). Seances, cults, oh my

I picked up this book randomly from the library and ended up quite enjoying it. I’m not a writer, but I could relate to a lot of the themes in the book about feeling creative block, burnout, emptiness, the impact of the Covid pandemic and Internet and social media… I enjoyed traveling along with the author on her creative retreat to a remote Pacific Northwest town and getting snippets of Zen learnings.

It was a short and sweet book that combines a bit of art, travel, and simple living. I’m not sure that reading the book alone can cure my creative emptiness I’ve been feeling lately, but it did feel really comforting while I was reading it.