Autumn

I finished Autumn last night but I needed to sleep on my feelings to write an accurate review of this book. I think this book was a phenomenally crafted book. Ali smith can write dream sequences and dialogue and mundane human experience with such a sharp wit and vitality that I haven't seen in any other literature I have read. I love the character of mr Gluck and his relationship with Elisabeth. I loved the peppering of historical women within the text (Christine Keeler and Pauline Boty). I loved the description of the seasons and some of the disjointed elements of this book. I would rate this book a high 4.5 as I enjoyed all the characters I encountered in this novel. The only reason it misses out on a full 5 stars it that it took me a quite a while to connect with the book overall as I was only dipping into it here and there when I had any time so the first dream sequence took me a bit to get my head around. I loved the modern and relevant elements of the book around immigrant, asylum seekers, multiculturalism and Brexit. Those bits felt so current and important. Overall I really did enjoy the book and I am happy to continue on with Ali smiths seasonal collection and the other books of hers I haven't read!