A review by allymute
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 Jean Rhys is such an engaging writer, and I'm glad that I read this novel.  Her characterizations of mental illness and power are really gripping. The history of race and ethnicity in the West Indies is a complex topic that, understandably, this novel only covers from a very specific perspective. I don't think Rhys gives the "correct" analysis, just one.