A review by mspidalieri
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book is overwrought.

The effect of the prose was lost on me; I had to physically stop myself from tallying how many times the author used the word “viscera” throughout the entire text.

Maybe the audiobook format didn’t do it justice, but a lot of what I disliked about this story could’ve probably been fixed by a vicious editor.

But, I digress. It’s got guts and gore, if that’s what you’re into. What’s done is done. 
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