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A review by jescasreading
The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh by Ingrid Persaud
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was a readalong I did with Tandem collective.
We had the choice of listening or reading the book, I mainly listened as I felt it told the story better to hear the voices.
You can tell that Ingrid Persaud did so much research into the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and this was very obvious.
I felt a lot of pity for the women in this story, they seemed utterly besotted with Boysie, and would do anything for him.
This book is definitely better being an audiobook in my opinion. I feel to get the full experience you need to listen to the stories they tell.
I think the characters who had the hardest time was Mana Lala, she went to such extremes to try and get Boysie attention and I had so much pity for her. In the end she realised her worth she realised Boysie wasn't worth it. She was definitely my favourite character.
Popo who had it rough and thought she was getting out a situation.
Doris... I feel she had the most impact on Boysie and I feel he wouldn't have been caught if it wasn't for her.
And Rosie, someone who's know Boysie a long time and she probably knows him the best out of all the women.
Well wrote characters that each had their own personality and choices.
And Boysie got the punishment he was due.
We had the choice of listening or reading the book, I mainly listened as I felt it told the story better to hear the voices.
You can tell that Ingrid Persaud did so much research into the history and culture of Trinidad and Tobago, and this was very obvious.
I felt a lot of pity for the women in this story, they seemed utterly besotted with Boysie, and would do anything for him.
This book is definitely better being an audiobook in my opinion. I feel to get the full experience you need to listen to the stories they tell.
I think the characters who had the hardest time was Mana Lala, she went to such extremes to try and get Boysie attention and I had so much pity for her. In the end she realised her worth she realised Boysie wasn't worth it. She was definitely my favourite character.
Popo who had it rough and thought she was getting out a situation.
Doris... I feel she had the most impact on Boysie and I feel he wouldn't have been caught if it wasn't for her.
And Rosie, someone who's know Boysie a long time and she probably knows him the best out of all the women.
Well wrote characters that each had their own personality and choices.
And Boysie got the punishment he was due.