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A review by luanam
The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan
3.0
3.5
What I enjoyed about this novel was its beautiful prose, its intercultural feminism and its deliciously labyrinthian politics as played by one character in particular.
What didn't work so well for me was finding that the main character Arian, too often, seem to lack agency. Ironically, at times, the power of her voice, which entwines thematically with the story's concern regarding the power of the word and of the written word, did not have the oomph I expected it to. But then again, this may have given the novel a more subtle feel and the impediment is in me the reader.
Overall, I think this is a book that is very much going to work on different levels for different people.
What I enjoyed about this novel was its beautiful prose, its intercultural feminism and its deliciously labyrinthian politics as played by one character in particular.
What didn't work so well for me was finding that the main character Arian, too often, seem to lack agency. Ironically, at times, the power of her voice, which entwines thematically with the story's concern regarding the power of the word and of the written word, did not have the oomph I expected it to. But then again, this may have given the novel a more subtle feel and the impediment is in me the reader.
Overall, I think this is a book that is very much going to work on different levels for different people.