

For Canadian musician Wade MacNeil, this statement rings truer than ever.Īs I speak to the enigmatic guitarist and frontman over Zoom, his quiet disposition and contemplativeness in which he recounts the last two decades of his career is quite disparate from the persona that that comes to the fore when he is performing with both Alexisonfire and Gallows. Even the things we once thought about ourselves can change at a moment’s notice. Who we are is dependent on a multitude of circumstances we are held hostage to the ease in which we are moulded by time, place, and consequence.

Even if you were to distil your own perception of the artist’s work into an idealised version of who you wanted them to be, there is an endless pool of thought which cannot always be put into one concise image. I also think if you like books that are character-driven and keeps you guessing until the end, you’ll enjoy this book.Often, when painting a mental picture of what an artist is going to be like in person, you dip the brush in vignettes of other people’s experiences of them and are left with a myriad of ideas which are biased and unique to that person’s own view of the world that they live in. I say this because the book touches upon the supernatural or otherworldly happenings within a world that seems normal. I think readers who love a bit of soft SI Fi or like movies such as ET or every OA will enjoy this book. I also loved the descriptions of the animals in this story, they were easy to imagine and sometimes I found myself thinking ‘Awww! How cute!’ I also thought the relationship and love some of the characters had for their pets is something the author describes well, and you can feel how joyful the presence of animals are in their lives. I also liked Charlie because I think she grew throughout the story and really gave a sense of what was going on in the story I think he’s witty and has a positive take-charge vibe about him. Are they all seeing strange shifts in people that doesn’t exist? Are there other different life forces among the human race? You’ll have to read this book to find out. After Jack starts seeing things among people outside he decides to go on a journey of the City with Charlie and her friends to uncover the truth once and for all. She talks to Jack about it, who convinced her that she’s not crazy. The story itself follows Charlie who hears voices talking to each other.

I also thought the author does a great job at mixing the human world with the feel of what else is out there among us. The story keeps you guessing as to what is truly real for Charlie and her friends. The Darkest Side of The Moon had me gripped from the first chapter. My Review of The Darkest Side of The Moon by Tayler Macneill
