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A review by blau_elmo
Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A brilliant exploration of many converging themes, all centered around the fate of being black in Jamaica. A story of poverty, betrayal and struggle, focused on a main cast of different women whose lives are intertwined, each with a sharply distinct personality, but sharing in the fact that they are all prone to suffering by their sheer existence due to being poor and black in Jamaica.
It is a story of abuse, one that ends in abject despair and loneliness. Every character is detestable to a certain extent, so filled with vitriol and cunning, but none of them seem unreasonable or irredeemable. Dennis-Benn shapes their stories so clearly and precisely that each character's decisions, values and justifications for their vile actions are absolutely understandable.
An incredibly powerful story of something so real and revolting; a human drama of breathtaking proportions.
My favourite read of the year so far.
It is a story of abuse, one that ends in abject despair and loneliness. Every character is detestable to a certain extent, so filled with vitriol and cunning, but none of them seem unreasonable or irredeemable. Dennis-Benn shapes their stories so clearly and precisely that each character's decisions, values and justifications for their vile actions are absolutely understandable.
An incredibly powerful story of something so real and revolting; a human drama of breathtaking proportions.
My favourite read of the year so far.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Rape, and Sexual content
Moderate: Animal death and Blood
Minor: Eating disorder