A review by mudlizard
Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

3.0

perfectly meh. I was somewhat interested in its surrealness and I am a fan of literary horror, but I feel like the explorations of beauty and ugliness and 'wellness' were hit and miss. how that intersects with race and class being quite well executed, but the ending left me conflicted (along with other aspects throughout the book) on how other characteristics are being perceived. characters were kinda dull and indistinct. still I can see its appeal and am curious to see what else the author writes!
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