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Kokomo by Victoria Hannan
4.0
Victoria Hannan has created an intriguing read. A curious slice of life read. Where you are left constantly wondering what happened and why the characters are as they are.
Mina rushes home after a call from hee best friend to say that her mother has left the house after over 10 years in isolation. And Mina wants to know why, and why after all this time she has suddenly left home.
For the 3/4 of the book it is portrayed from Mina's POV and shows how her life has gone after her mum vacated "normal" life.
Hannan has created a descriptive world that makes you really feel as you are there with Mina, from the colours, sounds and smells its a very raw and real book.
The book goes into many themes ranging from mental health, family dynamics, misogany, the patriachy, and love. Its truely and interesting read, that puts these themes in front of you in an unrestrained and imperfectly perfect way.
Upon finishing the book I was left with many questions the main one being what do we gain from reading this book? Other than begin frustrated with peoples lack of communication and unwillingness to talk to others about aspects of their life.
Overall I liked the book, the writing style was something I've never really come across and it was a very interesting and odd story.
Mina rushes home after a call from hee best friend to say that her mother has left the house after over 10 years in isolation. And Mina wants to know why, and why after all this time she has suddenly left home.
For the 3/4 of the book it is portrayed from Mina's POV and shows how her life has gone after her mum vacated "normal" life.
Hannan has created a descriptive world that makes you really feel as you are there with Mina, from the colours, sounds and smells its a very raw and real book.
The book goes into many themes ranging from mental health, family dynamics, misogany, the patriachy, and love. Its truely and interesting read, that puts these themes in front of you in an unrestrained and imperfectly perfect way.
Upon finishing the book I was left with many questions the main one being what do we gain from reading this book? Other than begin frustrated with peoples lack of communication and unwillingness to talk to others about aspects of their life.
Overall I liked the book, the writing style was something I've never really come across and it was a very interesting and odd story.