5/22/2023 0 Comments Emma donoghue haven reviews![]() ![]() ![]() This is something that I thought might have been explored in the New York Times book review of Akin. It feels like a missed opportunity that could have been built into the structure of the book. Where my observations are less favourable of Emma Donoghue's Akin are regarding the substantial number of unaswered questions and 'maybe' scenarios.) I felt a little bit the same about what happened in the inbetween years of Margaret Atwood's Handmaid's Tale and Testaments!) As mentioned we only get a small insight into what happens to Michael's parents, and there is little to indicate that that this will be thoroughly explored. On a slightly more universal level it reveals how change is a good thing and how regeneration of spirit and life interest can appear when it is least expected. ![]() The relationship succesfully shows how despite the two generation gap, Michael and Noah have more in common than either might have imagined. As far as book reviews go, my comments are mixed, but overall favourable.Īkin is a story about an 80 year old, retired Chemistry professor, Noah Selvaggio who reluctantly takes guardianship of his great nephew Michael, whose mother is in jail, possibly for a crime she didn't commit and whose father has died, perhaps of an overdose. A passing interest in Science would be an added bonus as there are even amusing Science jokes thrown in as Donaghoe is clearly either very knowledgable about Chemistry or has done her research well. Emma Donoghue's Akin is a great reading choice for anyone who is interested in exploring family relationships. ![]()
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