Thessaly: The Just City
Jul 30, 2022
Review of the novel by Jo Walton, Book One of Thessaly
Plato’s Republic brought to life, in a fantasy world where gods live outside of time, and the role/fate/goal of mankind is repeatedly questioned from a variety of angles. The style, the rhythm and the subjects of conversation are all in the platonic mode, and the conversations are the heart of the narrative, rather than plot or character. Interesting. A rare pleasure
“make art that says something nobody else can say”
“learning is remembering”
“I love you like stones fall downward.”
