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Rosewater: the debut novel from Liv Little by Liv Little

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shector1's review

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hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 
I received this book as an arc from Netgalley.

This book follows Elsie being evicted from her apartment. She moves in with her best friend and the book continues from there. This book is a clear example of finding love where it has always been. It explores family and the relationships Elise has. Also, Elsie deals with self-sabotage and how it can develop within herself. This book shows how life can be messy and how people constantly adapt to their circumstances. It was just interesting to see where this book would go. I think I would check out the audiobook because there are Elsie's poems and I want to hear how they would be performed. I really appreciated the Guyanese dialect and the descriptions of food were just amazing. I feel like my review does not fully capture my feelings about the book but I would recommend this to a specific group of people. 
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introvertsbookclub's review

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I found this novel quite difficult to stick with. It covered lots of important and interesting topics, from job and home insecurity, the precariousness of working in the creative industries, and the lack of funding for community spaces to miscommunication between family, taking friends for granted and navigating sexual identities. But I think it tried to do too much, and all of these ideas were only superficially explored, there wasn’t enough space to explore them in any more depth and the romance plot took precedence. Although so much space was dedicated to it, I don’t think the relationship between the main character and her bestfriend was resolved very satisfactorily either, there were more conversations that needed to happen before the slightly abrupt ending. I would have liked more focus on the main character and her poetry and the poetry scene she was entering. It had so much potential, I just didn’t love it.
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