Review: Sorrowland

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was drawn to Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon because of the promise of a "cult."  The main character, Vern, is trying to escape said cultish religious organization.  She leaves with nothing but the few things she can carry and the knowledge she has gained from the doomsday prepping the group did.  The rich descriptions of her time on the run, living in a forest, almost have you believing she can avoid "civilization" forever.  Of course, that would be a very different book.  We would never get to find out what the cult was really doing or why.  At some point, you have to evolve or die trying.  That's  when the story truly gets wild.  Not a book to read if you are looking for a pick-me-up.  But if you want something gritty that reflects on a terrible history of racism in the U.S. with an element of fantasy, you can't go wrong with Sorrowland.   

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