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The Water Cure
by Sophie Mackintosh
I mostly enjoyed reading this.
The first section, "father," was hard to follow and was almost annoyingly flowery. I dont think I would've minded it as much if Grace and Lia had different voices, but they were so identical in tone and personality in that section that I had to slow down so I knew who was narrating, since it changed so quickly. A lot of the information in that section was later mentioned in the second section, so it made things feel repetitive. If not for two important events that happen, I'd suggest skipping that section completely and diving right in with "men."
By the way, this book is advertised as a feminist story, but I dont really see it. The girls are abused by their mother and father equally, and the abuse continues after the father is gone. Additionally, the women are constantly viewed as weak, with long passages describing how much stronger the men are. Theres no real analysis of how men and women each have different strengths and weaknesses. And in the end, it becomes rather preachy about how all men are bad and want to murder women. This is in spite of the fact that James is seemingly a decent guy. Llew does murder a woman, but the only character at the end who hasn't killed anyone is Sky. Lia and Grace both murder men, and I cant tell if their actions are supposed to be viewed as ironic, self defense, or what.
I did enjoy the story overall. The way it was told was interesting. I've never been so gripped by a story where so little happened. That may sound like a backhanded comment, but I dont mean it that way. Even though there was little action, it still kept my interest, and I didnt even realize how little had actually happened until I was nearly at the end.
The first section, "father," was hard to follow and was almost annoyingly flowery. I dont think I would've minded it as much if Grace and Lia had different voices, but they were so identical in tone and personality in that section that I had to slow down so I knew who was narrating, since it changed so quickly. A lot of the information in that section was later mentioned in the second section, so it made things feel repetitive. If not for two important events that happen, I'd suggest skipping that section completely and diving right in with "men."
By the way, this book is advertised as a feminist story, but I dont really see it. The girls are abused by their mother and father equally, and the abuse continues after the father is gone. Additionally, the women are constantly viewed as weak, with long passages describing how much stronger the men are. Theres no real analysis of how men and women each have different strengths and weaknesses. And in the end, it becomes rather preachy about how all men are bad and want to murder women. This is in spite of the fact that James is seemingly a decent guy. Llew does murder a woman, but the only character at the end who hasn't killed anyone is Sky. Lia and Grace both murder men, and I cant tell if their actions are supposed to be viewed as ironic, self defense, or what.
I did enjoy the story overall. The way it was told was interesting. I've never been so gripped by a story where so little happened. That may sound like a backhanded comment, but I dont mean it that way. Even though there was little action, it still kept my interest, and I didnt even realize how little had actually happened until I was nearly at the end.