The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Readers rate it 3.8 (848 on Hardcover)
173 pages · Released Oct 28, 2014 · Penguin
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This is a contemplative, character-driven novella centered on a mysterious young woman living alone in underground tunnels, dealing with isolation and survival. While it contains poetic and introspective moments with positive themes about resilience and finding meaning, it also carries undercurrents of melancholy, trauma, and emotional heaviness that suit older teens better than younger readers. The pacing is deliberately slow and reflective rather than action-driven, which may challenge younger audiences.
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Living in the abandoned tunnel system beneath the University, the enigmatic Auri reflects on her bittersweet life while making unique observations about the broken world she seeks to survive. Living in the abandoned tunnel system beneath the University, the enigmatic Auri reflects on her bittersweet life while making unique observations about the broken world she seeks to survive.
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- Fiction
- Character driven
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Loveable Characters
- Unloveable Characters
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- slow-paced
- short reads
- Calibre Import
- dual-format
- mysterious
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ISBN 9780756410438 · Penguin