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kelest92's review against another edition
It's emotionally tough to work through - thought I'd take a break and haven't gathered the courage to continue.
miller_k_e_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
sunshineslouise's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault
__maggie__'s review
1.0
This book was incredibly awful. I was miserable the entire time reading it. If I didn't have to read it for a class, I would have DNFed a couple chapters in. Not a single likable character; they're all terrible and everything they do is terrible. The "plot"/story is meandering and pointless, nothing even really happens, and I'm not at all a fan of her writing style. -2/10 never touching this again.
beccacm's review
2.0
Difficult to get into/hard to understand at points. Very long and not much happens in my opinion. Keep in mind that I went into this knowing almost nothing about 1990s South Africa though.
readbyrodkelly's review
3.0
This was definitely one of the most difficult books I've ever picked up...It was so dense and really took quite a bit of time to sort through. It was like Faulkner on steroids. But alas, I'm done with it.
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