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A review by vbarsi
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Really cool premise but didn’t read as easily as I would have hoped. I’m a pretty avid reader, but I found myself struggling due to needing to stop every few sentences to look up obscure vocabulary. It distracts from the story when you need to pause so often. Some cool themes about women’s rage and the things that men take from women, their entitlement to their bodies etc.
Graphic: Medical content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Child death