Review: Alchemic
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2013
I'm very keen on self-published Kindle books. They tend to be fun, but often a little rough at the edges. I was pleasantly surprised, therefore, by the beautiful writing and strikingly original premise of Paula Cappa's novel.I, like everyone (?), am dazzled by the spiritual purity of Ralph Waldo Emerson--although I was originally drawn to his contrarian alter-ego and correspondent, Thomas Carlyle. I never expected to find a story based on a literal, mystical interpretation of his transcendental philosophy, although I'm glad I did. What I, and the characters of this book, once took to be Emerson's poetry and allusion--"transfigured and immortal", "secret virtues of minerals"--will never be the same again!