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A review by sandro_reads
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Hurricane Season is short but dense - long run-on sentences, no paragraphs, no quotation marks - an assault to the senses - brutal, vulgar - much like what the women in this Mexican town face at the hands of men.
Unfortunately, I admire the idea of this book much more than I enjoyed reading it.
Unfortunately, I admire the idea of this book much more than I enjoyed reading it.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia and Racism