glorifiedloveletters 's review for:

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I saw a short review of this book on some list or another and immediately added it to my library holds. I'm so glad I did! What an unusual, expansive, interesting book! There's so much to say here about Black history in the US, how one forms a family, how one can heal generational trauma, and the intense love a mother can have for her children. With the story's science fiction and horror elements, it very much reminded me of an Octavia Butler novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide