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ClareR (5950 KP) rated The Stranding in Books

Jul 27, 2022

The Stranding

Kate Sawyer | 2022 | Contemporary, Dystopia, Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

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I have serious feelings about this book, and I’ll start by saying that I would give this ALL the stars if I could.

Ruth tries to ignore the bad news going on in the world. She goes to work, moves in with her boyfriend, realises he’s not who she thought he was, has a short-lived affair, ends it with the boyfriend and decides to go travelling.

So Ruth is on a New Zealand beach with a complete stranger when the worst thing that could happen, does happen. They hide inside the carcass of a recently dead whale, and when they re-emerge onto the beach, everything is changed.

This is told in alternate chapters of before and after, and shows the stark difference between the two times. It also shows what’s really important in a life: the human drive to survive and love.

Honestly, I’m so desperate for other people to read this, that I don’t want to give too much away, so that you don’t lose that element of surprise and the joy tinged with sadness when you turn each page. It really did make me think about what’s important in my own life.

The Stranding was just an absolute pleasure to read.