Do you ever notice how it can take you longer to read a one or two hundred page book than it does a 500 page book? Glaciers was that kind of book. This was a different style than most of the popular fiction that I read, but I adore these kinds of books. The sentences tell so much, but are sparse. The author lets you read between the words and feel the story instead of just telling it.
The story takes place over the course of one day in the young librarian's life and also flashes back to when she was a child growing up in Alaska. While short, this book was beautiful and memorable. The author carefully worded each sentence. Each word was meaningful, the sentences lyrical. I was not so in love with this book because of the plot, but more the way it was written. I appreciated the time that the author took to make the words dance on the page.
Five out of five, no doubt.
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