The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova BaileyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wonderful, beautiful, quiet, contemplative, exciting, all small-scale and manageable, both for the author, whose snail arrived in her life during the early time of her convalescence from a debilitating illness, and the reader, who will focus and fall in love.
When did I fall in love with the snail? When it was so delighted by a slice of portobello mushroom that it slept with it, so that it could wake, nibble, and fall asleep again, perfectly content.
When did I fall in love with the book? Immediately on reading the first page and leafing through to see the soft-yet-accurate drawings of the snail.
I fell so in love with this author, this book, and this snail that I bought the ePub version after I returned the book to the library.
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3 comments:
Oh, my goodness. I have a "thing" about snails, but your review makes me want to read this book. Thanks?
I'm with Kim on this one ...
We have this book! Terri has the same illness as the author. So inspiring and quietly beautiful.
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