The Starless Sea

Wow. That was one hell of a ride in one single book. I wanted a book with a massive story so I could go out of my reading slump and what better than an ode to stories within stories within stories... I never read such a vibrant love letter to the wondrous complexity and beautiful act of reading books. Thank you for this reminder.

Update: after a few days, I think my overall feeling towards this book is closer to 4 than 5 stars. There's so many things that I love in this book and it's so beautifully written but I think I was too lost sometimes for it to be a perfect read. At first, I blamed my ADHD mind but comparing to my other reads it truly isn't the matter as much as I thought. You gotta be really conscious about how abstract this book can be and how it might be at the same time a good and a bad thing.