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daltoftheearth 's review for:
Sorrowland
by Rivers Solomon
Contains Spoilers *EDIT AT THE END*
First off, I really want to give this book 3.5 stars, but that isn't an option & the only reason I am rounding down is because I didn't enjoy something that happened in the end.
Now, I am usually one to accept a story for what it is but at the end of the story when Vern revived everybody it is kind of bugging me.
For one, it made the book feel like there was never any real danger there. You could argue that Vern didn't know she had that ability to begin with but it just lessened the impact of the final events at Cainland.
Not to mention, there was no real payoff for that. Again, I'm usually able to ignore things like this in favor of a great story but something kept me from that.
Maybe it was the sudden climactic burst that smoldered in what felt like an instant "undo" button that only really resulted in the main character brushing it off...
All in all, I enjoyed this book from beginning to (almost) the very end. I would definitely recommend to a friend, and I certainly enjoyed the ride.
This story felt like an oddysey in the way Vern traveled through so many different settings, finding her place, placing her trust, and learning herself. It was truly an exploration of motherhood, sexuality, self-acceptance, corruption, and more. This book really did have it all, and made sense of it. The characters were all relatable in their humanity, and Solomon's writing & cadence is awesome.
Definitely worth the read, and I hope my three stars doesn't detract from somebody else's enjoyment of this book.
I'm rounding up to four stars based on the way I rate all the books I read.
1=Hated, Idk how someone could like it
2=Disliked, but can see why others might enjoy
3=Indifferent, wasn't bad or good
4=Liked it, would recommend to a friend
5=Loved it, I'd read again just for the enjoyment
I liked this book. It took on so much, and it has stuck with me. Staying power is important in a story, and this has that.
First off, I really want to give this book 3.5 stars, but that isn't an option & the only reason I am rounding down is because I didn't enjoy something that happened in the end.
Now, I am usually one to accept a story for what it is but at the end of the story when Vern revived everybody it is kind of bugging me.
For one, it made the book feel like there was never any real danger there. You could argue that Vern didn't know she had that ability to begin with but it just lessened the impact of the final events at Cainland.
Not to mention, there was no real payoff for that. Again, I'm usually able to ignore things like this in favor of a great story but something kept me from that.
Maybe it was the sudden climactic burst that smoldered in what felt like an instant "undo" button that only really resulted in the main character brushing it off...
All in all, I enjoyed this book from beginning to (almost) the very end. I would definitely recommend to a friend, and I certainly enjoyed the ride.
This story felt like an oddysey in the way Vern traveled through so many different settings, finding her place, placing her trust, and learning herself. It was truly an exploration of motherhood, sexuality, self-acceptance, corruption, and more. This book really did have it all, and made sense of it. The characters were all relatable in their humanity, and Solomon's writing & cadence is awesome.
Definitely worth the read, and I hope my three stars doesn't detract from somebody else's enjoyment of this book.
I'm rounding up to four stars based on the way I rate all the books I read.
1=Hated, Idk how someone could like it
2=Disliked, but can see why others might enjoy
3=Indifferent, wasn't bad or good
4=Liked it, would recommend to a friend
5=Loved it, I'd read again just for the enjoyment
I liked this book. It took on so much, and it has stuck with me. Staying power is important in a story, and this has that.