5/20/2023 0 Comments Autumn by ali smith reviewsFamilies are sundered by external forces like poverty and detention, and by internal forces like divorce and drift. There’s the meaning of art and/or life, or the lack thereof. Migrants can be fleeing refugees or swifts flying from Africa to England. Each book pokes relentlessly at our consciences with accounts of people, including ourselves, affected by climate change, Brexit, immigration, homelessness, social indifference, the lethal missteps of public health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Smith’s Seasonal Quartet runs: Autumn (published October 2016), Winter (November 2017), Spring (April 2019), and Summer (August 2020). With this so, the tales told by Summer truly begin. It might not be earth-shaking (or it might be that), but it’s important to me, and not only is it important for me to know, it’s important to me that I tell you about it. I’m about to dare to say something sincere. The so-question mark of indifference, rejection, defensiveness, And when finally I held Ali Smith’s book in my hands, I wasn’t eager for it to end. I couldn’t wait for Summer to arrive this year, though Spring was a bit disappointing. It’s too hot, it’s too boring, the sky’s not blue enough. Don’t you think it’s sad when people say they can’t wait for summer to end? Like, I can’t wait for this chunk of my life to be over with.
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