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A review by thepurplebookwyrm
The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
Did not finish book. Stopped at 24%.
Attempted read for the Ursula K. LeGuin Prize for Fiction TBR.
I'm just massively burnt-out on the 2022 LeGuin Prize for Fiction nominees which, apart from Elder Race, have been consistently mediocre. I don't like the writing style, it feels too rough and "bumpy" for my liking. I can't bring myself to care for the little bit of plot I've encountered, 60 pages in, and there isn't enough in the way of native folklore or world-building to keep me trudging through. I'm just done.
PS: and yeah I guess it's a little ironic my stamina broke on the actual prize winner... 😂
I'm just massively burnt-out on the 2022 LeGuin Prize for Fiction nominees which, apart from Elder Race, have been consistently mediocre. I don't like the writing style, it feels too rough and "bumpy" for my liking. I can't bring myself to care for the little bit of plot I've encountered, 60 pages in, and there isn't enough in the way of native folklore or world-building to keep me trudging through. I'm just done.
PS: and yeah I guess it's a little ironic my stamina broke on the actual prize winner... 😂