A review by booking_along
After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

this is so different and strange but somehow worked very well for me and dragged me in and along for the ride this book was. 

it was such an unexpected read in all ways a book can be. 

it was an emotional read, i felt for the women, was yet again reminded that i just can’t understand  our history and still continues fight of women being seen as human beings and at least as worth of being treated as such by men as men seem and deemed themselves as. 

the different characters were fantastic even if i can’t really explain way?

the writing was strange but worked and it’s just… this book is an experience that you just have to be willing to go along with and let yourself be swept up in. 

i honestly can not understand why this wasn’t shortlisted for the 2022 book but especially  “treacle walker” was. 

but k am very thankful for the long lost to have brought it to my attention since i didn’t even know about it or hear about it before that!
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