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mruds 's review for:
Freshwater
by Akwaeke Emezi
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a SOLID 5/5 — i got chills reading it. the concept of having “multiple people inside of you” really resonated with me — though i don’t relate to the latter, i’ve definitely experienced a lot of the emotions displayed within the book.
the writing is powerful and evocative, and i think i’m going to struggle to find something better written than this.
i’ll conclude this with this thought: the really scary parts of this aren’t what happens to ada (those are clearly EXTREMELY depressing and deserve TWs in their own right) but rather ada’s developing and deteriorating psychology.
terrifying. i’ll be hard-pressed to find a psychological thriller better done than this.
the writing is powerful and evocative, and i think i’m going to struggle to find something better written than this.
i’ll conclude this with this thought: the really scary parts of this aren’t what happens to ada (those are clearly EXTREMELY depressing and deserve TWs in their own right) but rather ada’s developing and deteriorating psychology.
terrifying. i’ll be hard-pressed to find a psychological thriller better done than this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide