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A review by bamboobones_rory
This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
The magical realism in the book is amazing...the metaphors, the magic, wow.
The magic of the real life river is paired with the MC's river of the mind- and how it can overwhelm and impair her - and the magic from the river that splits her body into pieces upon waking, there are so many interpretations and ways I think this book is not just about a people's revolution and magic and rivers, but the ways brains and bodies process trauma and immense grief. Perception of color - literally- is another major way this book says things about despair and hope. Not a "happy" book- mostly sad and hopeful and beautiful.
The magic of the real life river is paired with the MC's river of the mind- and how it can overwhelm and impair her - and the magic from the river that splits her body into pieces upon waking, there are so many interpretations and ways I think this book is not just about a people's revolution and magic and rivers, but the ways brains and bodies process trauma and immense grief. Perception of color - literally- is another major way this book says things about despair and hope. Not a "happy" book- mostly sad and hopeful and beautiful.