A review by joeyisreading
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
 
My first impressions (Writing down my first impressions of the book. NOT an in-depth review. Reviews base on personal enjoyment.)
RANK: Astonishing 

This is a solid debut novel. 

Abi Dare manages to write about a story about a young girl’s wiliness to get an education even if life is beating her down. Despite being a Literary Fiction book, I was kind of convince that I was read a memoir at times. Adunni feels like a real character. Her determination to be coming a Teacher is gripping. By the end of the book, I was happy and optimistic for her future.  

One thing I was glad that Dare didn’t do is to talk about protecting the environment. There is a character who wants to protect the environment. I thought that Dare was going to write a few pages about the subject. Fortunately, she didn’t go that route. In my opinion, it would have made the book lose it focus. I’m all for protecting the environment but the topic should in another book.   

This book is hard to read at time. At least me, not enough to put the book down but it made me uneasy. 

Overall, Astonishing debut. I will read be reading her future books.   


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