jg12389 's review for:

The Compound by Aisling Rawle

4.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Woof. This book is messed up. I feel like I need to talk to someone about it. It's a great critique of the special kind of capitalism that keeps us just accumulating empty material possessions for no reason. I think it also has a lot to say about gender roles and sexism as well. I found myself sucked in, and I do think it could have been a bit shorter, but I thought this was well done. If you like Black Mirror-esque plots and a book full of characters who are (mostly) very hard to like, check this one out.