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semerade's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wasabiapple's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
madimadiwood's review against another edition
This is me being nitpicky but the formatting is HORRID
tamara_sinivassen's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
madalcna's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
bettys's review against another edition
The whole book is like a continuous description. You have no dialogs and the sentences are long.
It's not what I usually read and I am not comfortable enough to continue it.
It contains a lot of violence and swearing. It's a bit to much for me now.
Maybe in the future I will give it another chance, but for the moment I give up.
It's not what I usually read and I am not comfortable enough to continue it.
It contains a lot of violence and swearing. It's a bit to much for me now.
Maybe in the future I will give it another chance, but for the moment I give up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship
blackbearbookclub's review against another edition
4.5
I am truly without the right words to describe my feelings on this book. Told through interconnecting stories, Hurricane Season gives various perspectives of those living in a small Mexican village after the local “Witch” is murdered. The book is riddled with violence in all its forms: physical, emotional, sexual and familial. It’s a brutal read with a heaviness that leaves little to no space to catch your breath through the weight of it. Because of this it feels odd to say that I liked this book, but I know that it is one that will stay with me for a long time. The writing style is not just unique in form, but is also done in a way that carries the emotional toll of the book’s content. Everyone in this novel is a victim and also a perpetrator feeding into the real-life domino effect of capitalism, greed, hate and patriarchy. Not a novel for everyone, but definitely a novel for me.