A review by filawless
Scarlet Song by Mariama Bâ

challenging sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

My partner kept talking about this book as one he studied in school and it took me ages to actually get a copy. An interesting concept of a mixed race, mixed nationality relationship in the 1960s, it does now feel dated. While most likely reflective of the time, Mireille comes across and naive and Ousmane as arrogant and self centered.