Reviews

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

b_austridge's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

5.0

sam_marie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

chloen_25's review against another edition

emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

pandagourgh's review against another edition

5.0

Honestly, I think this might be the best book I’ve ever read. Other comments and reviews I have seen do not seem to appreciate it as much, but I think it’s a really complex and interesting story that deals with so many important themes; race, motherhood, illness, to name but a few. The language is absolutely beautiful, and the descriptions of the main character’s thoughts are so raw, they give me a physical reaction.

The protagonist of the book is Antara, whose already strained relationship with her mother becomes even worse as she has to begin caring for her Ma who is showing signs of dementia. Antara is reliving her childhood as she is trying to get her mother to remember their past.

weirdmoth's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

nening's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

passanteltarek2's review against another edition

3.0

3.5*

el_viral's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This was a challenging read. At times I found the prose quite beautiful, at times the story became disgusting. The sense of confusion drives the story, and makes it quite stressful to read.

kity09's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Dementia, Fatphobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria