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A review by mmcloe
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
It was just OK. It was hitting all of the reasonably correct anarchist, slightly tenderqueer tendencies that leftish authors and critics are sure to snap up but a lot of it seemed void of any major artistry or rigorous examination of the systems its trying to tackle. It seemed as if 2/3 of the book was Vern in the parking lot of a different establishment trying to acclimate to life outside the woods and not much beyond that.
I'm also shocked that for all of the philosophical and literary allusions, Deleuze & Guattari or Jasbir Puar or Donna Haraway or Kim Tallbear or the many others who write on rhizomatic structures of colonial capitalism and the resistance which can emerge from them.
I'm also shocked that for all of the philosophical and literary allusions, Deleuze & Guattari or Jasbir Puar or Donna Haraway or Kim Tallbear or the many others who write on rhizomatic structures of colonial capitalism and the resistance which can emerge from them.