symbioted 's review for:

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Ow. One of the first stream of consciousness novels I've ever been able to finish, and very well done in the sense that you feel as uncomfortable as the characters in the book trying to keep up with it. Very well done but woof, a tough read. Made me feel sick a few times just because of how awful some of it was. Definitely tells a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism