OLGA TOKARCZUK - FLIGHTS

Image: a map included in the text

Flights had the effect of reactivating my wanderlust, so it was an ironic read while sheltering in place. There’s more intention here than with Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead. More calculation. A narrator in less of a dash, and thus less open-hearted, more analytical. Philosophical insights take shape quickly; the process by which they slip in and out of narrative episodes is subtle and balanced. But I admit I prefer the narrative episodes to the more direct philosophy. And I admit I prefer Drive to Flights. Read, March 2020.