A review by taranana
The Lamentation of Their Women by Kai Ashante Wilson
2.0
I liked Wilson's story "The Devil in America" so when I saw this story I knew I must read it. So I did and I feel kind of conflicted about this one.
I appreciate the writing skills of Mr Wilson and I can see the story is crafted fine and it is interesting to read about this characters and about what is happening but I have some issues with this story that take the fun out of it for me.
I am not a fan of stories where the author throws politics at me. I simply don't like it most of the time (there are few exceptions) and I feel like the author screams his politics at me in this story. I think it is important to show the issues in society but I think I like it more when it is not that visible that the author wants to show me something(I had the same issue with the YA Fantasy novel "Rebel of the Sands).
This is really angry and yeah...
Fine craft but not really my taste
I appreciate the writing skills of Mr Wilson and I can see the story is crafted fine and it is interesting to read about this characters and about what is happening but I have some issues with this story that take the fun out of it for me.
I am not a fan of stories where the author throws politics at me. I simply don't like it most of the time (there are few exceptions) and I feel like the author screams his politics at me in this story. I think it is important to show the issues in society but I think I like it more when it is not that visible that the author wants to show me something(I had the same issue with the YA Fantasy novel "Rebel of the Sands).
This is really angry and yeah...
Fine craft but not really my taste