This is a question I ask myself every time I read a magic
realism! Do I enjoy it? Is this a genre I enjoy?
When I look at other members of the book community there are
two clear sides: those who absolutely love magical realism and would fight to
death over it and those who don’t! I know there are a few people in the middle
like me but most people tend to be one side or the other, which is what I want
to figure out – which side am I?
I enjoy magical realism for the – well – magical parts of it and how the author
manages to weave magic into our mundane world. I love seeing what authors come
up with and whether they go for a subtle approach or a full-on, in your face
approach.
But the flip side of my relationship with magical realism is
often it’s very confusing and I don’t actually see how the ‘magical’ parts
relate. Because the magical realism world is often built quite ‘trickly’, I find
it difficult to understand what’s real and what’s not – especially when the
author writes it in a way to intend that!
And that’s pretty much how I felt about Bone Gap by Laura
Ruby!
