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A review by sierra_cucinelli
Our Share of Night by Mariana Enríquez
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Hard to know where to start with this one… it’s more like a 4.5 rating. It’s an intense read, with unimaginable cruelty- imagined. Politics and cults aside… this is a story about generational trauma and how we often hurt the ones we love while trying to protect them from the pain we know. Lots left to unpack.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Hard to know where to start with this one… it’s more like a 4.5 rating. It’s an intense read, with unimaginable cruelty- imagined. Politics and cults aside… this is a story about generational trauma and how we often hurt the ones we love while trying to protect them from the pain we know. Lots left to unpack.