A review by isabella_sans_merci
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish

informative sad slow-paced

2.5

The Shakespeare reveal was eye-rollingly saccharine. Otherwise this book was okay, and interesting. I liked Esther’s story a lot. The modern pieces sure are something. Both character’s arcs are inextricably linked with Israel, and Helen’s especially is linked with the colonization of Palestine. She mentions gathering spent cartridges at the military base, but the discussion never mentions who it is that the Israeli camp are shooting. In the wake of all that I have learned recently about the actions of the Israeli government, this book cannot be perceived in a good light. Not when manic pixie dream girls hold it up as an ideal society to live in.