ALEXANDRA LAZOU
What a quirky book this is. If you take it quite literally, I think you may well miss the meaning. I don't really think it's a sci-fi book at all. Yes, the alien landscape is described splendidly and in some detail, but the more I read into the story, it dawned on me that it's more to do with relationships and emotional states of mind. I love the hand-drawn work. That's one of the book's stronger features, particularly 'Tungy' one of the main characters. Very creative! As a story, I think it's okay. It's only short (you can read it twice in one day!) and although it's a journal/diary of encounters and events, there is quite a strong theme running through the later chapters. There's quite a lot to think about and uncover in this story and some of the words I would use to describe it would be mysterious, disturbing, occasionally funny and magical.
