Magonia - Maria Dahvana Headley

Magonia - Maria Dahvana Headley ★★★★ 4.0

I'm giving this book 4 stars. Here's why:

• Beautiful stream-of-consciousness style writing
• Gripping, enchanting, & adventurous
• Flying whales + ships in the sky + swallowing birds + singing to change the elements..?
• What?
• WHAT?
• But really, WHAT?!

What in the world was this book?

It was all kinds of weird, but I really, really enjoyed reading it. I finished this book in one day, and the next day I was sincerely unsure about whether or not I had a fantastical, insane dream. Or if I actually just read Magonia.

It was insane.

I was worried that I would be SO lost while reading it, because I'd heard that it was weird, but that wasn't quite the case. I was able to keep up. I got what Maria Headley was saying. I got it.

But. It was just so strange - I had to make sure that I was reading it correctly and not coming up with crazy things in my own mind!

NONE OF IT MADE SENSE. But I understood it. And I think it was wonderful. I think Maria Headley took a huge leap of faith by writing this book & hoping that people would understand its craziness and embrace the beauty that others might not ever find.

I think it was gorgeous. I liked getting Aza's perspective and seeing her thoughts because she's a weird one. She was witty and smart and I really liked her.

Also, Jason.

My heart shattered when Jason showed up the funeral... how he did. That's when I started to love him. What an awesome friend. Beyond awesome. Everything he does in this book is amazing to me. Aza and Jason NEEDED to be together. Seriously. Needed.

Final thoughts: Crazy. Weird. This book was so dreamlike and so beautiful... But I can see how some people will just get the crazy & weird from it. For me, it was great. Some of it went over my head, but overall, really stunning!