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A review by rballenger
The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey
3.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: Knox County Library Read City USA All Together Now tour recommendation.
Overall rating: Whoa. The imagery that Roffey was able to weave throughout 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' was ridiculously intricate. This honestly may have been one of the most complex books I've read in a while. Not only was the writing style unique, but there was also a lot going on. I enjoyed the general storyline; however, I think there was a lot of additional details that almost muddied the waters a bit. I ended up wanting more information about characters that seemed to appear and disappear throughout the storyline. I feel like 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' is a book you could read multiple times and get something different from it every time. I'm rating it at only three stars because I feel like I almost need to read this one again, in a printed version, to get everything I want out of it. I love the idea of this book, to rate it higher, I would need to fall in love with the way this book is written and how it tells its story.
Reader's Note: Narrators Ben Onwukue and Vivienne Acheampong did an absolutely amazing job with 'The Mermaid of Black Conch.' There are strong accents, tones, and multiple points of view within this audiobook which could make it hard to follow at some parts, but they fabulously brought the story to life. That said, this is not a background book, you do very much need to pay attention. 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' has themes of sex and suicide.
What made me pick it up: Knox County Library Read City USA All Together Now tour recommendation.
Overall rating: Whoa. The imagery that Roffey was able to weave throughout 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' was ridiculously intricate. This honestly may have been one of the most complex books I've read in a while. Not only was the writing style unique, but there was also a lot going on. I enjoyed the general storyline; however, I think there was a lot of additional details that almost muddied the waters a bit. I ended up wanting more information about characters that seemed to appear and disappear throughout the storyline. I feel like 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' is a book you could read multiple times and get something different from it every time. I'm rating it at only three stars because I feel like I almost need to read this one again, in a printed version, to get everything I want out of it. I love the idea of this book, to rate it higher, I would need to fall in love with the way this book is written and how it tells its story.
Reader's Note: Narrators Ben Onwukue and Vivienne Acheampong did an absolutely amazing job with 'The Mermaid of Black Conch.' There are strong accents, tones, and multiple points of view within this audiobook which could make it hard to follow at some parts, but they fabulously brought the story to life. That said, this is not a background book, you do very much need to pay attention. 'The Mermaid of Black Conch' has themes of sex and suicide.