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nimra 's review for:
The Icarus Girl
by Helen Oyeyemi
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
the protagonist Jessamy Harrison is an eight year old girl with a wide imagination and confused mind. she never feels like she's understood completely and is deeply confused with her biracial identity, in search of a sense of belonging she befriends a girl TillyTilly who starts having a great influence on her and who she later realizes is not really there and Jessamy doesn't know about her at all.
the themes of race, belonging to a homeland, Nigerian mythology and folklore, and the concept of 'doubles' are explored in this bookbut none of them get an open conclusion which could be a little bothersome the writing style throughout the book is really ambiguous and alot of it is left on reader's imagination but i loved it alot. definitely reading more of her work in future.
the themes of race, belonging to a homeland, Nigerian mythology and folklore, and the concept of 'doubles' are explored in this book
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Self harm
Minor: Racism, Violence