A review by hagiasophia
Naamah by Sarah Blake

dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I didn't like this book for different reasons than a lot of the critics on here seem to. I'm not an evangelical Christian who thinks the Bible is literal. Instead, I found the story lackluster and unfulfilling. The author is creative and the writing was beautiful and dream-like. However, the story didn't feel impactful enough and the message felt garbled. There is so much you can do with this story and this didn't feel like a real story, more of a stream of slightly connected musings. It's certainly more interesting than anything an evangelical Christian would write, but it still wasn't satisfying for me. And there was some nasty body horror stuff in here I wasn't expecting, so much so that I had to put the book down to gag at a few points.
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