A review by shewantsthediction
Assembly by Natasha Brown

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I've waited months for this one but it was disappointing. Highlighted a bunch of quotes about racism, but this felt more like a vehicle for delivering the quotes than a full-fledged story. (Plus, although beautifully phrased, any racialized individual will be overly familiar with these realities already and she's not really bringing anything new to the table.)

The characters felt like vague sketches, to the point I thought some of them (like her sister) were a metaphor. And the
cancer
felt like a cliche. So much of this was just corny and clumsily done.
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