Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
Shane McCrae
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping
Shane McCrae
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
McCrae explores memory itself and what happens when violence and deception warp the brain’s ability to maintain clear distinctions between fact and fantasy.
Although McCrae’s life is haunted by his early kidnapping as well as his grandfather’s abuse, he relates explicitly violent details sparely. More than a traditional true-crime narrative, this is an interesting read for those curious about hybrid forms of poetry and nonfiction.
McCrae recounts the jaw-dropping circumstances of his childhood in this exceptional memoir.
The first half of the text sings with a gorgeously wrought tension. In the second half, however, the tension starts to sag. In these chapters, McCrae is a young teenager learning to skateboard, but his prose doesn’t carry the nearly excruciating tautness of the early pages. Still, as a whole, the book is original and satisfying. Intricately wrought and unrelenting in its honesty..