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A review by valetparkering
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
5.0
Ah yes, my favorite type of book: one that hates you.
This books is intense and probably has every trigger warning under the sun but the most upfront ones related to sexual assault sometimes including minors and gore/violence. I don't think it was quite as pervasive as some other reviews but do to the style of narration I think it comes up suddenly throughout.
I'm a sucker for second person narration, here it's mostly used in the framing device(the main character is being interrogated/submitting testimony) . I love the quipiness and small moments of humor. Tracker feels like a whole person with complicated emotions and I love his relationship with the Leopard and Mossi.
A lot of other reviews talk about the misogyny and while it is present, I think this is a case of depiction not endorsement. Like the text is trying to talk about this issue. Tracker is confronted several times about how silly it is to assume every woman is a witch and how he's blatantly blaming all women for his bad experiences with his mother.
I had to read this over the course of a month to let it steep, this isn't something you should force your way through
This books is intense and probably has every trigger warning under the sun but the most upfront ones related to sexual assault sometimes including minors and gore/violence. I don't think it was quite as pervasive as some other reviews but do to the style of narration I think it comes up suddenly throughout.
I'm a sucker for second person narration, here it's mostly used in the framing device
A lot of other reviews talk about the misogyny and while it is present, I think this is a case of depiction not endorsement. Like the text is trying to talk about this issue. Tracker is confronted several times about how silly it is to assume every woman is a witch and how he's blatantly blaming all women for his bad experiences with his mother.
I had to read this over the course of a month to let it steep, this isn't something you should force your way through