From Afar
Frank Scozzari
For centuries, poets have argued that unrequited love is love in its strongest form. From Afar is a timeless tale of Morgan Stanfield’s search for love in the far northern city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Leaving the warm climate of Santa Barbara, he embarks on a four-day odyssey where he encounters a Russian beauty, a prostitute, a wise old babushka, an American chauvinist, intellectuals, the Russian mafia, and the ‘face’ of love, and comes to know how love from a distance can be more captivating than love close on hand.
Hm, this was a very interesting read.
It's different. It was weird because the story pulled me in, even though I'm more of a "give me that romantic HEA!" type of person.
It begins with our main character, Morgan, trying to find his significant other. Giving up on trying to meet someone in person, he resorts to trying to find someone online. After much searching, he finds someone he TRULY has an interest for: Natasha. His hope and happiness is short-lived as he gets rejected once again. Soon after, he finds someone that resembles Natasha, and things eventually take him to the beautiful (and cold) country of Russia.
I want to take my hat off to Scozzari, because he really explored the concept of "love" within the book. As the story progressed, Morgan learns lessons and really goes through the Hero's Journey. He (possibly unwillingly) plunges into a journey for self-knowledge and, after much struggle, reaches the end of his destination. Scozzari gives his own insight on "love" and fleshes out the concept and what it really means/encompasses through Morgan.
On top of that, Scozzari paints such extravagant images of parts of Russia for us. It REALLY felt as if I was actually there! Loved it. It really made me see a different side of Russia, both the good and the bad.
The book was a bit slow at parts, but I did enjoy it thoroughly and I would recommend it if you like books about searching for love, especially if you can relate to Morgan and want a book buddy as company. :)
My Rating:
1/5 I didn't like it
2/5 It was okay
3/5 I liked it
4/5 I really liked it
5/5 It was amazing
It's different. It was weird because the story pulled me in, even though I'm more of a "give me that romantic HEA!" type of person.
It begins with our main character, Morgan, trying to find his significant other. Giving up on trying to meet someone in person, he resorts to trying to find someone online. After much searching, he finds someone he TRULY has an interest for: Natasha. His hope and happiness is short-lived as he gets rejected once again. Soon after, he finds someone that resembles Natasha, and things eventually take him to the beautiful (and cold) country of Russia.
I want to take my hat off to Scozzari, because he really explored the concept of "love" within the book. As the story progressed, Morgan learns lessons and really goes through the Hero's Journey. He (possibly unwillingly) plunges into a journey for self-knowledge and, after much struggle, reaches the end of his destination. Scozzari gives his own insight on "love" and fleshes out the concept and what it really means/encompasses through Morgan.
On top of that, Scozzari paints such extravagant images of parts of Russia for us. It REALLY felt as if I was actually there! Loved it. It really made me see a different side of Russia, both the good and the bad.
The book was a bit slow at parts, but I did enjoy it thoroughly and I would recommend it if you like books about searching for love, especially if you can relate to Morgan and want a book buddy as company. :)
My Rating:
1/5 I didn't like it
2/5 It was okay
3/5 I liked it
4/5 I really liked it
5/5 It was amazing
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