South | 
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South is a bewildering read. It is set in a totalitarian state, author B, tries to uncover what is happening in the Southern oil rigs. We are in an unnamed state with no place names offered, which is quite disorienting at times.
As events develop on the oil rig and B gets closer to the truth, it all becomes very rigid and Orwellean.
Lakghomi writes sparingly, leaving the reader to question what's real and what's not. ⬇
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The magic realism of the wind spirits is a nice touch, adding to the confusion you feel on B's behalf. Revealing little of the actual known facts of the place B is in, evokes a feeling of empathy for B's predicament and disassociation.
For a short novel, South provides a complex, intriguing story. I'm still thinking about it now. 11mo