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mateoj's review
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'm mad because I absolutely adored The Borrower and therefore had really high hopes for this book, but it's just so slow and unsatisfying. I couldn't really get behind any of the characters, which is fine (no one said a protagonist has to be a good person), but none of them managed to be bad people in a way that made me want to read about them or care what happened to them despite it. The superatural element was the only truly interesting thing about this book and it was essentially nonexistent, just a topic of conversation to give the characters a connnection. lots of egregious racism that seemed to seve no purpose whatsoever. I have no idea how i was meant to be feeling at the end of the book or what exactly it was trying to tell me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol