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A review by seymone
A Tall History of Sugar by Curdella Forbes
3.0
2.5 stars
I was so excited to read this novel. However, that excitement died, almost immediately.
The overuse of complex multi-syllabic words made the prose - muddy, murky and disjointed. I love a big word but not at the expense of clarity and flow of a sentence.
Secondly, I just couldn’t connect with this coming of age story, even though the storyline was unique to me. Could be why it has taken me a month to read.
Definitely would recommend listening on audiobook rather than reading the physical book.
I was so excited to read this novel. However, that excitement died, almost immediately.
The overuse of complex multi-syllabic words made the prose - muddy, murky and disjointed. I love a big word but not at the expense of clarity and flow of a sentence.
Secondly, I just couldn’t connect with this coming of age story, even though the storyline was unique to me. Could be why it has taken me a month to read.
Definitely would recommend listening on audiobook rather than reading the physical book.