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orestesfasting 's review for:
Small Boat
by Vincent Delecroix
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Inevitably, this is a soapbox novel, but it is a soapbox (thank god!) with nuance. Delacroix doesn't attempt to sanitise our lead character, but to humanise her - of course she doesn't, and can't care, and that is not kind or right but it is true. It demonises a state and public that look for a scapegoat in her, and it makes visible the awful realities of the refugee crisis.