lostcupofstars's review against another edition
2.5
“There is the silence that lingers and the silence that devours”
I’ve gone down the middle with rating this for these reasons:
-text that was dense and difficult to get into
-unlikeable characters
-depressing and heavy content with no silver linings
I thought this had some really solid storylines and they all tied in well together at the end. There were some really well written parts, and the plot was interesting to follow.
I struggled with the text; there were a lot of uncommon words I came across that at first I would look up, but after a few pages I realised it was disturbing the flow of reading and also taking twice as long to get through a chapter. Once I stopped looking up words it was easier to get into the story.
Ultimately, this was a depressing and heavy read and I was disappointed that there weren’t many references to ghosts at all. I don’t think I really liked any of the characters? Apart from Rookmin.
Also a lot of cw to be wary of: ableism, colourism, racism, death (including graphic violence towards people and animals) domestic abuse, sexism, sexual assault and murder amongst any others I may have forgotten.
Not sure if I’d recommend it, simply because I came away feeling very heavy and that’s not what I like or want from my reads. If you like a challenging read that tackles some of the issues I’ve listed above then this might be the read for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Death, Child death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Sexism
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