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A review by andreag23
Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. The storytelling is beautiful and vivid. The genre seems to be a mix - there is a bit of horror which feels like gothic, a bit of coming-of-age, a bit of romance. The narrative voice of the protagonist Mercy is quite dry, but this suits her well - accordingly, her narration is not very emotional and even the more dramatic events are not overdramatised.
Mercy becomes a farmer in the course of the plot, she loves to plant and work with plants. Meanwhile, La Llorona hovers over Mercy's life like an evil shadow throughout the plot, and I won't spoil how that turns out in the end. Depending on how you want to interpret the story, La Llorona could be seen as a spectre, an urban legend or even as a metaphor - a metaphor for everything that prevents people from living their lives to the full - because of anxiety, depression, worries or other problems. I really liked Mercy's character development and highly recommend this book.
Mercy becomes a farmer in the course of the plot, she loves to plant and work with plants. Meanwhile, La Llorona hovers over Mercy's life like an evil shadow throughout the plot, and I won't spoil how that turns out in the end. Depending on how you want to interpret the story, La Llorona could be seen as a spectre, an urban legend or even as a metaphor - a metaphor for everything that prevents people from living their lives to the full - because of anxiety, depression, worries or other problems. I really liked Mercy's character development and highly recommend this book.