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A review by lydiahephzibah
The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton
dark
reflective
tense
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
4.5
Setting: Maine
Rep: queer protagonist & multiple queer side characters
This is a darker little book than I expected, though I should've figured from the comparison to The Secret History! I totally understand the comparison, it's as though The Secret History was set in a boarding school as opposed to college and centred on a confused sapphic girl who doesn't know what's good for her, who gets tangled up in a messy group of choir singers. In only 300 pages (and it's a pretty quick read, too), Burton paints a graphic picture of obsession and longing and a glimmer of religious trauma.
Rep: queer protagonist & multiple queer side characters
This is a darker little book than I expected, though I should've figured from the comparison to The Secret History! I totally understand the comparison, it's as though The Secret History was set in a boarding school as opposed to college and centred on a confused sapphic girl who doesn't know what's good for her, who gets tangled up in a messy group of choir singers. In only 300 pages (and it's a pretty quick read, too), Burton paints a graphic picture of obsession and longing and a glimmer of religious trauma.