A review by osden
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Genuinely beautiful, complicated, truthful in the way fiction can be. The kind of book where you want to linger in the world and how reading it felt even after it ends 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, and Death of parent

Difficult topics but addressed in a way that is realistic, never gratuitous, and that overcomes.