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A review by keenanmaree
Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a really hard one to rate. It was such a deeply personal reading experience in so many ways, not all of them super comfortable.
5 stars for setting, absolutely. It’s set in Klamath, which is about 45 minutes from where I grew up, and every mention of a familiar place and description of the environment was like a warm blanket over my homesick heart.
Everything beyond that, though, was just so heavy. I know that it’s all pretty accurate to the history of the area, but that didn’t make it less of a tough read. I knew a story set in that area around that time period was gonna be at best bittersweet, but it got to the point where it started to feel like misery porn.
5 stars for setting, absolutely. It’s set in Klamath, which is about 45 minutes from where I grew up, and every mention of a familiar place and description of the environment was like a warm blanket over my homesick heart.
Everything beyond that, though, was just so heavy. I know that it’s all pretty accurate to the history of the area, but that didn’t make it less of a tough read. I knew a story set in that area around that time period was gonna be at best bittersweet, but it got to the point where it started to feel like misery porn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Abortion, and Alcohol