A review by dzavatsky
Sugar by Bernice L. McFadden

3.0

This book is very well written, usually I don’t love the folksy dialect in writing, but it didn’t bother me here. The story is, however, unbelievably and unrelentingly sad. From the first few pages it is hard to read due to content, and that never really goes away, even in the less actively heartbreaking parts of the story. I wouldn’t have picked this one up if not for my book club, and I will probably follow it up with something lighter. It also isn’t heavily plot driven, it’s really just a character study, but even with all the caveats above I think it is a good book.