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A review by melinajoy
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.5
This was good. It was dark and challenging and informative and hopeful and good and bad and justice and magical/mystical and Black and very interesting and everything. There's also a lot of trauma in this book, so make sure to read the content warnings.
I think Bitter's character is well named. I loved the teacher and the school and the fight. I appreciated hearing everyone's different accents in the audiobook.
The second half of the book was fantastic, the first half was a little confusing learning everyone's names and relationships (not because the names are hard, but because they're all different genders and who's dating who and who is at the school and who is not, etc). But it's totally worth reading.
I love books that teach us about different backgrounds and real life injustices and still pull us into the book as an escape into a different reality. 4.5 stars!
I think Bitter's character is well named. I loved the teacher and the school and the fight. I appreciated hearing everyone's different accents in the audiobook.
The second half of the book was fantastic, the first half was a little confusing learning everyone's names and relationships (not because the names are hard, but because they're all different genders and who's dating who and who is at the school and who is not, etc). But it's totally worth reading.
I love books that teach us about different backgrounds and real life injustices and still pull us into the book as an escape into a different reality. 4.5 stars!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Emotional abuse