A review by bookedwithlex
Girl by Edna O'Brien

challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

full disclosure, i didn't know who O'Brien was prior to this book or what the storyline was about. i picked it up, because the cover is pretty.
 
It should have been an essay more than a fictional book. 

i [kind of] feel ashamed to have read a book written by a white Irish women telling the story of Nigerian girls. 

I was expecting to feel much more than I did, and the writing style made it hard to even focus on what was happening. It felt like I was just reading words without any links between them.