A review by laurareads87
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Sorrowland is a hard book to categorize in terms of genre -- horror and science fiction and more -- and covers many important, difficult, & complex themes.  As always, Solomon's writing is incredible -- I found myself highlighting passages not just because they spoke to me, but for their sheer beauty.  The book is told from a single POV -- that of Vern -- but many supporting characters are multi-faceted + well developed (with much diversity of representation).  The pacing felt slightly inconsistent in a few places but overall, the plot captivated me and contained a number of twists that I did not anticipate; that said, I do think this is equally as much a character-driven book as a plot-driven one.  I have read every book Solomon has written thusfar and this will certainly not be the last -- highly recommend.
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