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A review by melodys_library
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
3.0
CW: Domestic violence, alcohol abuse, homophobia, self-harm
Careful not to judge a book by its cover here: Love After Love is not a romance novel!
It is an exploration of the many forms of love: the platonic, the romantic, the familial, the non-familial. As each character copes with his/her personal shame, hopelessness and loneliness, they discover the beauty of self-love and the solace and comfort of loving one another.
The story is steeped in Trinidadian culture and written strictly in Trinidadian dialect. While I appreciated the prose, I have to admit that I stumbled a bit. There were also some vast time hops that I found jarring, where the characters quickly jumped from harmed to healing, with little to no explanation of the path they took to get there. Nevertheless, it was a unique reading experience, and the descriptions of those delectable dishes - and the roti, all the roti - left my mouth watering.
Careful not to judge a book by its cover here: Love After Love is not a romance novel!
It is an exploration of the many forms of love: the platonic, the romantic, the familial, the non-familial. As each character copes with his/her personal shame, hopelessness and loneliness, they discover the beauty of self-love and the solace and comfort of loving one another.
The story is steeped in Trinidadian culture and written strictly in Trinidadian dialect. While I appreciated the prose, I have to admit that I stumbled a bit. There were also some vast time hops that I found jarring, where the characters quickly jumped from harmed to healing, with little to no explanation of the path they took to get there. Nevertheless, it was a unique reading experience, and the descriptions of those delectable dishes - and the roti, all the roti - left my mouth watering.