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amessina3399 's review for:
Jawbone
by Mónica Ojeda
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me a minute to get into this book, but once I did, I couldn’t get out of it. The language of this book is as much a part of it as the story. The way the characters are each narrated is incredibly unique to anything’s I’ve ever read, and one could argue the poetic nature of the narrative voice as well. A highly metaphorical book about adolescence and the relationship between mothers and daughters, this book is a very heady read and incredibly weird, but absolutely worth it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Alcohol