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saint_eleanor 's review for:
House of Cotton
by Monica Brashears
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was so fucking good
The writing is amazing and the characters feel so real. I loved that the main character’s sexuality/need for sex was maintained throughout the whole book as something that was important to her and not a ‘vice’, which is rare in novels i feel. I hatedthe scenes with cotton tho, bc hes way older i thought?? . A couple plot points were lost on me in the end (the cricket stuff, and the stuff w her dead/unborn baby ?) but ultimately this is a really triumphant book, no gods no masters vibe. Super unique and creative premise and the setting is so realistic it felt like something that really happened.
I also loved her friendship with Cigarette Sammy, i just found her character to be so well written.
The writing is amazing and the characters feel so real. I loved that the main character’s sexuality/need for sex was maintained throughout the whole book as something that was important to her and not a ‘vice’, which is rare in novels i feel. I hated
I also loved her friendship with Cigarette Sammy, i just found her character to be so well written.
“How many goddamn swallowed thoughts can a woman take, before her insides rupture?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault