The Underworld showcases Sofie Laguna’s tremendous ability as a writer. But it’s hard not to want the novel to risk more and ask more.
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Many child narrators in adult fiction are precocious. This enables them to describe events and people in ways that would not be possible for ordinary children of their age.
If a society should be judged by the way it treats its children, and those who are struggling on the margins, then Laguna’s work once again proves that the novel is a crucial means for drawing attention to the burning problems of our times.
