{"id":1270,"date":"2023-08-11T02:17:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/authore.g5plus.net\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T12:54:29","slug":"behind-the-scenes-with-author-victoria-aveyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanklancnik.com\/en\/2023\/08\/11\/behind-the-scenes-with-author-victoria-aveyard\/","title":{"rendered":"A review of the book Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m really happy that my book Sanctuary: Through the waters of Lethe has received some really good reviews. I\u2019m attaching a review by book influencer Ajda Naklada:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This novel is one of the biggest surprises of the past few months. I chose it as a review copy from the Primus publishing house, and I didn\u2019t really know what to expect. One evening, however, it called to me. I sat down, started reading, and didn\u2019t put the book down until I finished it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Book nr. 29\/100<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Urban klancnik - Sanctuary; Through the Waters of Lethe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
A psychological drama, which could also be classified as dystopian, tells the story of Tristan, who, along with his two-year-old son Aleks, tries to make his way to safety, to the family cabin in the wilderness. About ten years after the COVID-19 epidemic, the world was devastated by a new virus, but this time there was no joking around. 70% of the population died in excruciating pain, and the survivors were divided into Normal \u2013 those who had not been infected \u2013 and Red-Eyes \u2013 the infected, who carry the virus but do not fall ill themselves. Tristan and Aleks belong to the latter group and are thus in constant danger, as the Normals are killing the Red-Eyes. We witness the collapse of society and its values in a post-apocalyptic dystopia, where man becomes the worst enemy of man, and in the battle for survival, humanity dies first. When there is no more food supply, no energy, no healthcare... When, at the end of the day, everyone is left alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An excellent novel with a very fast pace, and at times the events seemed a bit schizophrenic to me, as it jumps from one crisis to another, and then to a third, and again to something fourth, but in the end, it all connects into a shocking and moving whole that shakes and surprises the reader. In the post-epidemic (or during it?) period, this is particularly interesting reading, as on one hand, we are appalled by the actions of the Normals in the novel, who clearly forget that the Red-Eyes are also human, while on the other hand, the novel holds up a mirror to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have we been any different in the past two years? Didn\u2019t we face judgment, first over infection, then over vaccination status? Didn\u2019t we begin to divide ourselves based on a single characteristic that has nothing to do with who and what a person truly is? Unfortunately, every dystopia, including Zaveti\u0161\u010de, is merely a reflection of the most extreme boundaries of human nature. Are you sure something like this would never really happen? I\u2019m not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An excellent novel by a Slovenian author! I\u2019m happy that the Primus publishing house, with its Authors series, is giving an opportunity for such texts to reach readers. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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