{"id":46,"date":"2019-04-10T21:20:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T21:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theophanesavery.com\/book-reviews\/?p=46"},"modified":"2024-12-20T20:41:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:41:26","slug":"some-distant-sunrise-elliott-downing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theophanesavery.com\/book-reviews\/2019\/04\/10\/some-distant-sunrise-elliott-downing\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Distant Sunrise &#8211; Elliott Downing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I must admit this is the first time I have bought a stand-alone short story. I guess it makes sense if you read a Kindle, I however am stuck in the dark ages and bought an actual book. Luckily for me all 51 pages were well worth it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel like short stories have fallen out of favor these days and coming by an author that writes them well is a rarity. This book was one of those little gems. It was written precisely with no gristle or fluff, just pure character and story. As such I was hooked right away.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without spoiling anything it&#8217;s about a recovering heroin addict DJ who has lost his girlfriend to an overdose when she suddenly reappears&#8230; as a ghost&#8230; who wants some company in the afterlife. This was a delightfully twisted way to write about a toxic relationship. It&#8217;s profoundly beautiful in how complex its simplicity is. I even loved the descriptions of DJing, combining old art to create new art, because it set my own creative mind ablaze. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Really there&#8217;s a lot to love here &#8211; very believable human characters, a gritty setting you can almost taste, and a story filled with just the right amount of drama. Is it a love story? Is it a ghost story? Is it something completely different? I guess only a reader can answer those questions! 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