A review by apollos_books
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

amazing. made me both think and feel A LOT. i hope to write a book half as rich and thoughtful as this one. lots of really interesting themes going on here that are explored so cleverly. for example, one of the biggest themes is exploitation - of physical bodies, cultures and religions, the poor and working class, knowledge, children, queer and indigenous peoples, land, war and trauma...the author is able to make these kinds of connections very clear without undermining the reader's intelligence by being heavy handed about them, and relates them to a broader series of pressing questions: Do the ends ever justify the means? Why does our society normalize the exploitation of certain groups over others? To what extent are we all complicit? To what extent are we (as individuals and as communities) able to break the cycle, and what must we sacrifice in order to do so?

this book has a lot to say, making its length justifiable, and i hope readers who wouldn't otherwise pick up such a long book (and maybe especially a long horror book) give this one a shot. 
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