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zarlynsnook's review
dark
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm awestruck by this book. I'm messed up in many different ways with the story and the characters, with its plot and its writing. This book is disturbing, weird, bizarre, and completely unhinged. This is not just a simple story of a woman grieving. It is more than that. I think Paule's characterization is brilliant and thought-provoking. She is a representation of the society's attempt to conive consumerism and sustainability that is far too imposible to completely achieve. Looking back in her journey, I find myself asking, "Why?" What's her motivation? If she's not grieving, would she do the thing she did? " I still have a lot of unanswered questions, some are just coming to me as I write this review( and I love it that way). Most of the praises I've read for this book says it is funny but I didn't find anything funny in this book. Maybe some things got lost in translation:(
I'm only giving it four stars for 2 reasons: 1. it made me feel uncomfortable.(in retrospect, this might have been the end goal of the author in writing this book), Majority of the book displays graphic animal violence(specifically towards chickens) 2. plotwise, i think it was lacking, i want to completely understsand the type of relationship Paule has with her mother and also with Luis but in my opinion, it was not presented clearly in the book.
P.s.
The last line of the book left me speechless.
I'm only giving it four stars for 2 reasons: 1. it made me feel uncomfortable.(in retrospect, this might have been the end goal of the author in writing this book), Majority of the book displays graphic animal violence(specifically towards chickens) 2. plotwise, i think it was lacking, i want to completely understsand the type of relationship Paule has with her mother and also with Luis but in my opinion, it was not presented clearly in the book.
P.s.
The last line of the book left me speechless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Animal death
Minor: Physical abuse
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