![]() ![]() ![]() Krohn’s language is beautiful, even in translation (a testament to the skills of the translators, no doubt). This is not to say that the chapters don’t build upon one another, but the relationship of one chapter to the next is often tangential, with the whole only revealed at the end of the book. The details related in each chapter are episodic, snapshots in the life of the narrator and her acquaintances. Are the oddities the narrator experiences a result of living in proximity to the Arctic Circle? Is it the influence of the magazine? Or are the datura seeds have unforeseen side effects?īy keeping chapters short, typically two to four pages, Krohn creates a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere. All the while, in an effort to cure her asthma, the narrator consumes the seeds of the datura plan given her as a birthday present. While the narrator dislikes her job, due mostly to the cynical management of her friend and boss, “the Marquis,” she enjoys getting to know the oddballs and eccentrics attracted to magazines like The New Anomalist. Finns have been known to smile.ĭatura presents itself as the straightforward story of two years in the life of our unnamed narrator, the editor of a paranormal magazine, The New Anomalist. ![]()
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