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A review by saboyer
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Mothers and daughters. Always so complicated and here rendered so beautifully across generations.
And the empathetic, powerful, nuanced and yet so simplistic look at refugees.
“That there are no real rules that govern why some are born in turmoil and others never know a single day in which the next seems an ill-considered bet. It’s all lottery, Ana, all chance. It’s the flick of a coin, and we are born.”
What a sad, beautiful book. And how sad we won’t do better for the people around us.
And speaking of salt: I can’t believe a book like American Dirt is more popular than something as beautiful as this.
And the empathetic, powerful, nuanced and yet so simplistic look at refugees.
“That there are no real rules that govern why some are born in turmoil and others never know a single day in which the next seems an ill-considered bet. It’s all lottery, Ana, all chance. It’s the flick of a coin, and we are born.”
What a sad, beautiful book. And how sad we won’t do better for the people around us.
And speaking of salt: I can’t believe a book like American Dirt is more popular than something as beautiful as this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence