Reviews

The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

poisonousdart1's review against another edition

dark

2.5

beththeawkward's review against another edition

The writing felt a little like the author had used a thesaurus to sound as smart as possible. She might know the correct usages of all those words, which is great, but I found their use incredibly distracting from the already vague plot happenings. Too vague for me to care about anything, regardless of the pretty writing. 

emilyplun's review against another edition

Beautiful language and imagery, but there was nothing that made me wanna pick it back up

iceeckos12's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was all about the vibes

jmtleaf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Gorgeous, evocative and absolutely gore soaked. The terror and intimacy of consuming the other. Deep world building that trusts the audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Child death, Medical content, Misogyny, War, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Torture

Specific, explicit and detailed description of medical procedures, entrails, body horror and violence. Main character has been kidnapped and imprisoned and has their teeth and tongue removed

matasatan's review

4.0

Good read but kind of weird

motorcitymama's review against another edition

dark

2.0

teddybears__'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.25

there’s something interesting here but i feel like the author’s focus on crafting the most poetic sentences possible gets in the way of the actual story at times. feels less like a book and more like a collection of “excerpts from a book i’ll never write”

cosmikat's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

othersociologist's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0