Sonya’s Reviews > The Street of Crocodiles > Status Update

From the dusk of the hallway, we stepped at once into the brightness of the day. The passersby, bathed in melting gold, their eyes half-closed against the glare, as if they were drenched in honey. Upper lips drawn back, exposing the teeth. Everyone in this gold day wore the grimace of heat-as if the sun had forced his worshipers to wear identical masks of gold.

His prose leave me breathless. I ave to stop and reread some they are so stunning.