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Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique

2 reviews

shrimpybear's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
really beautifully written and engrossing but incredibly disturbing and upsetting. I'll be interested to seek out any analysis of the book or interviews from the author as to why certain choices were made about what happens to these characters. 

however the aspect of how the Virgin Islands change over time in the context of transfer to the united states and also changes in infrastructure and how it relates to the way people live was very interesting and shined through. 

just check the content warnings, it is certainly incredibly disturbing and uncomfortable throughout. 
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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5⭐s. WHY IS THERE SO MUCH INCEST IN THIS BOOK?!?! I liked everything else about it: the story, the Caribbean setting/history/characters, the folklore, the language, the way it was told, the non-incestuous romances, and even the romances that were incestuous would have been good EXCEPT INCEST. Can you tell I just really wish there hadn't been so much incest? Huge, huge disappointment for me. I would pick up other work by Tiphanie Yanique in the future though. (Just please God no more incest). 
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