Solar Bones

Solar Bones is a one sentence monologue that captures the ruminations and reminiscences of a man over the course of one day. I don't know how to convey with words my experience with this amazing novel. It reads like poetry - evocative, lyrical, poignant - and I just completely loved that. And the dénouement.... startling and perfect. If the author had only focused less on politics and more on humanity, this would have been a 5 Star book for me.

the physical world gone down in flames
mountains, rivers and lakes
and pulling with it all those human rhythms that bind us together and draw the world into a community, those daily
rites, rhythms and rituals
upholding the world like solar bones, that rarefied amalgam of time and light whose extension through every minute of the day is visible from the moment I get up in the morning and stand at the kitchen window with a mug of tea in my hand,

4 Stars