carlaonion 's review for:

Diego Garcia by Natasha Soobramanien, Luke Williams

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I haven’t given this book stars as I don’t know on what aspect of reading it I should rate. I found much of the text almost impossible to read, lacking clarity but for no real purpose. The characters at times feel “thin” as if just describing their actions but never understanding the motivations. Yet, I come out of this book having learned huge amounts and having felt empathy and sadness for the Chagossian people - was that not the aim?