A review by lifepluspreston
Model Home by Rivers Solomon

4.0

Model Home by Rivers Solomon--I don't believe I can describe this book as anything other than an ordeal. Off the top, I want to make clear, this book features sexual assault/child predation as a key element. With that said, this is a powerful book from the very first page. The writing is lyrical, nearly poetic, while the story itself is wrestling with a lot of different themes. Race, class, sexuality and gender, the duty of a parent to their children and vice-versa, it's all up for grabs in this book. While these subjects are certainly entwined, they each get space to breath, space to get close and personal. Often uncomfortably close, after all, this book is an ordeal. I will not forget this book any time soon. The only thing that keeps it from being rated higher for me is that the audience of people I can wholeheartedly recommend it to is small. Nevertheless, thumbs up.