Anxiety is an issue which is coming more and more to the forefront of discussion in our modern world. Previously, it would have been glossed over and dismissed; however, today, with external influences over which we have no control, like COVID and the chance of nuclear war, being very much a part of our day-to-day lives, a novel about a person with anxiety issues can only resonate.
In her book, “SPVCE,” A.W. Karen is keen to show how anxiety can exert formidable power on our psyche and sets out from the start to provide a fictional representation of its debilitating properties. This is shown through the eyes of her narrator, Macy, as Karen’s narrative is centred on her journal entries as well as information that she has gleaned from her fellow space travellers. But they are an unusual bunch, a crew of space academy rejects who are given a second chance at graduation and are allotted a space station where they have to perform daily activities set remotely. … More “SPVCE” by A.W. Karen