A review by runningonwords415
Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oh how I missed Rum's narrative writing. I was immediately transported back to A Woman is No Man within minutes of starting the first chapter of Evil Eye, her style is just so definitive and notable. A visceral telling of generational trauma, toxic masculinity and patriarchal norms, empowering and empowered women, the complexity of this story is so layered and yet so "normal" it's a story many women and wives have heard - or lived - before.
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