Alex Woodard’s short, atmospheric an allegorical novel that follows a man who wakes up injured, disoriented, and cut off from the digital life that once defined him. No phone. No GPS. No easy way to explain himself. What begins as panic gradually becomes possibility, as he moves farther from the hyperconnected world and deeper into a quieter, more elemental one.
This isn’t a plot-driven novel, but one of sparing reflective prose. If you enjoy this type of writing you will welcome this novel like an old friend sitting around a camp fire. However, if you do not, you may find this type of introspective a bit hard to follow and borderline boring.
Analog Sun is not anti-technology or nostalgic for some idealized past. It is really about taking life slow. Being observant and appreciative of nature, peace, one with nature and attuned to the quiet rhythms that make us human. Analog Sun is less about resolution and more about attention.
Thank you to #NetGalley, the author Alex Woodard for a digital copy (audiobook) of #Analogsun in exchange for my honest opinion. Analog Sun was published on November 18, 2025.
