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A review by tracilynn33
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Unnecessarily gory. I understand that that was the point but ugh.
I stopped looking up words I didn't know at about page 20. This is what your English teacher means when they say you need strong vocabulary: words that confuse the readers and could have been other words that meant the same thing. Reminds me is studying for the SAT.
How many times do you need to describe laughter?
The main character is unnecessary. The plague doctor is the main character. How was this romance? ugh
I stopped looking up words I didn't know at about page 20. This is what your English teacher means when they say you need strong vocabulary: words that confuse the readers and could have been other words that meant the same thing. Reminds me is studying for the SAT.
How many times do you need to describe laughter?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail