A review by leahreadsalot
An Island by Karen Jennings

4.0

Fascinating but unsettling/depressing. Themes of violence, fear, “the other” , set on an island . I think it is a powerful read, and certainly doesn’t leave you with a good feeling—it’s not supposed to.

Not sure why the author opted to not name the country in Africa, and read as an allegory for post colonialism I just thought the novel seemed a little too short / simple ?