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A review by joannemae
White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This is an important story to tell, but between the simplistic telling-and-not-showing writing style and the fact that it’s based on the author’s grandmother who was uncomfortable with the story being told… yeah it’s a pass for me.
It’s hard to criticize a book so heavily based on real people. Who am I to criticize someone’s thought process? Writing wise, the author did not make it easy to connect with the characters. The writing was lackluster, but I felt compelled to finish because overall story was important. The beginning of the book definitely shines, but it starts dragging endlessly in the middle and stops way too abruptly at the end.
Anyway, it was a solid 3.5 before I read the author’s note. There’s something so odd to me about blatantly sharing that the subject of your book did not want this story to be told…
It’s hard to criticize a book so heavily based on real people. Who am I to criticize someone’s thought process? Writing wise, the author did not make it easy to connect with the characters. The writing was lackluster, but I felt compelled to finish because overall story was important. The beginning of the book definitely shines, but it starts dragging endlessly in the middle and stops way too abruptly at the end.
Anyway, it was a solid 3.5 before I read the author’s note. There’s something so odd to me about blatantly sharing that the subject of your book did not want this story to be told…