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A review by choccyfish
Tangleweed and Brine by Deirdre Sullivan
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
These stories are not feminism in the empowering sense, at least not really. More in the fact they are centred around female experience and the oppression of women. It’s just kind of miserable to be honest, I think that’s kind of the point. But I felt like it really missed out on some of the unique experiences to women that are empowering.
Perhaps I lost a bit of the experience listening to an audio version instead of reading the words and being able to make them flow in the way reading does. The narrator did an excellent job though. I liked her voice a lot.
Overall I think this collection is fine. But I wouldn’t actually say I liked any of the stories? The language is very pretty and everything reads almost poem like. I think the only reason I finished it was it’s short length.
Perhaps I lost a bit of the experience listening to an audio version instead of reading the words and being able to make them flow in the way reading does. The narrator did an excellent job though. I liked her voice a lot.
Overall I think this collection is fine. But I wouldn’t actually say I liked any of the stories? The language is very pretty and everything reads almost poem like. I think the only reason I finished it was it’s short length.