A review by cameroncl
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A book that I felt like I should've liked more than I did. Dense, nonlinear plot that is very hard to make sense of until the halfway point, at which point the book gets much better. A mix of the style of the Greek epics, African folk mythology, and interesting takes on fantasy tropes and conventions.

The book is also *ferociously* violent. There's brutal violence - physical, sexual, emotional - on almost every page, and it means there's a hard ceiling on how much you can read in one sitting.
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