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A review by emk5
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
A really quick read, very bloody, strong happy ending. This is queer as in (redacted)
This author does use a lot of really specific vocabulary, which was mildly distracting at first (in the initial 50 pages, about a third of the book, I looked up: parturition, bauta, koan, gelding, abattoir, bier, limns, unctuous, bathyal, repast). Honestly most you could use context clues or ignore, but I had literally never seen some of these before so obviously I wanted to look them up.
I would love to read a sequel! I will be checking out other things Khaw has written!
This author does use a lot of really specific vocabulary, which was mildly distracting at first (in the initial 50 pages, about a third of the book, I looked up: parturition, bauta, koan, gelding, abattoir, bier, limns, unctuous, bathyal, repast). Honestly most you could use context clues or ignore, but I had literally never seen some of these before so obviously I wanted to look them up.
I would love to read a sequel! I will be checking out other things Khaw has written!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, and Gore