Karin's review
The Names of Things
by Susan Brind Morrow
Karin's review
The Names of Things by Susan Brind Morrow
Karin's review
rating:
This is one of my favorite books. I've often turned to Morrow's rich, lyrical language for solace or inspiration. This book is deeply spiritual, while also grounded fully in the landscapes Morrow loves: the Finger Lakes and Egypt. The book is also about language, and Morrow explores the natural history of words deep in Egypt's deserts. One reviewer criticized the book because, "Her prose is so lyrical that the book is more like reading poetry than anything else." To me, that's a plus, not a minus. Quote: "a name is a mirror to catch the soul of a thing, and a pun is the corner of its garment."
