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A review by zeba
The Atlas of Reds and Blues by Devi S. Laskar
3.0
Mixed feelings on this one:
What I liked:
- The prose was lovely, and did a great job conveying the emotions/ feelings of the protagonist
- I can see why the style of writing is divisive, but personally I enjoyed the back and forth styling piecing together different episodes of the characters life
What I didn’t like:
- I understand that the whole point of the story is to focus on race & racism. However, by focusing only on this there’s a lack of depth to her character, which in turn makes it difficult to see her as anything beyond that (and I say this as a British pakistani woman). I’d struggle to tell you much else about her personality, motivations, aspirations etc
- The ending was too abrupt. I felt like there was a chapter missing.
What I liked:
- The prose was lovely, and did a great job conveying the emotions/ feelings of the protagonist
- I can see why the style of writing is divisive, but personally I enjoyed the back and forth styling piecing together different episodes of the characters life
What I didn’t like:
- I understand that the whole point of the story is to focus on race & racism. However, by focusing only on this there’s a lack of depth to her character, which in turn makes it difficult to see her as anything beyond that (and I say this as a British pakistani woman). I’d struggle to tell you much else about her personality, motivations, aspirations etc
- The ending was too abrupt. I felt like there was a chapter missing.