A review by darumachan
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

Did not finish book.
dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I agree with other reviewers that the prose is unnecessarily overwrought. The attention to unusual word choice actually took away from the character and plot development by being so self-consciously decorative, which dragged the pacing down. The tension between the characters from the start didn’t match the premise or their actions, and it got in the way of developing the setting or the really powerful influence it could have had over them.
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