Treacle Walker, Alan Garner

 

Tracle Walker by Alan Garner was short listed for the Booker Prize

Started: 11/25/2023
Completed: 11/26/2023
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By:  Nobody

Words for which I sought help:

ruckle -- compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases

Review:

This is a short story in the form of a Fairy Tale or Folk Tale.  I enjoyed how the author played with both time and place as well as tying in recurrent characters who helped place the story in one form of reality or another as well as one of the main characters who helped bridge the gap.  This story didn't make sense and it shouldn't.  I enjoyed, however, the playful made up words and the deeper philosophical concepts explored.