Julie E. Czerneda, a former biologist, is now a full-time writer. She published her first science fiction novel in 1997. Her work has received international acclaim, multiple awards, and best-selling status. You’ll find her work in anthologies as well, as she enjoys working with other writers. Julie also enjoys speaking about writing, science, and the use of science fiction to promote scientific literacy. When not writing, Julie and her photographer husband like to grab their canoe and disappear into the glorious wilderness surrounding their central Ontario home. Find more information at www.czerneda.com.
A Turn of Light by Julie E. Czerneda
Have you ever read a book that you fell head over heels in love with purely because the writing was so breathtakingly beautiful? For me, A Turn of Light (2013) by Julie E. Czerneda is one of those. It contains some of the most lyrical, breathtakingly beautiful writing I have run across in my many years writing reviews.
That being said, the lyrical writing might also be a downside for many readers. It takes quite a while for Czerneda to get to the point. Sometimes it feels like you have to wade through paragraphs of lyrical prose just to understand that the sun lit the meadow perfectly, or something like that. I tend to enjoy that sort of thing, but I certainly have to be in the mood for it, and I’m sure many other readers do, too.
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