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A review by bexpaxton
Orpheus Builds A Girl by Heather Parry
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
what a book! explaining the concept of this book raises eyebrows,, explaining it's based on true stories makes that worse.
this book makes you both love and despise humanity, sparks conversations about spirtituality and life after death and lays bare the reality of how women's bodies are treated in both life and death. this book makes you feel uneasy,, as if your soul was the one battling against injustice.
i loved the discomforting, grusome imagery surrounding death and decay. for a book about despicable actions and despicable people i loved the writing style. the nods throughout to the gothic are superb and bring the genre up to date and relevant to everything that has happened to women in the last 5 years and probably will continue to happen for a long time after.
an unforgettable read that will replay in my head with characters who will never leave,, unfortunately.
this book makes you both love and despise humanity, sparks conversations about spirtituality and life after death and lays bare the reality of how women's bodies are treated in both life and death. this book makes you feel uneasy,, as if your soul was the one battling against injustice.
i loved the discomforting, grusome imagery surrounding death and decay. for a book about despicable actions and despicable people i loved the writing style. the nods throughout to the gothic are superb and bring the genre up to date and relevant to everything that has happened to women in the last 5 years and probably will continue to happen for a long time after.
an unforgettable read that will replay in my head with characters who will never leave,, unfortunately.