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A review by booknerdbetty
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
3.25
So many people have recommended this book to me, and I enjoyed it, but it definitely could’ve used more work.
Things I liked - slow burn to build an emotional connection, showing their growing love through their actions in the second half of the book, character background, and more.
Room for improvement - There were typos, easy grammar mistakes, using a similar-sounding word instead of the word that should’ve been used (think of using excess instead of access; that’s not an exact example from the book, but along those lines). The first 48% of the book also just seemed to be internal monologue and setting the scene - I really think it could’ve been condensed down to about 6 chapters maximum, and improved a lot with more editing. There was also frequent underlying or blatant misogyny, sexual assault, and fatphobia.
Things I liked - slow burn to build an emotional connection, showing their growing love through their actions in the second half of the book, character background, and more.
Room for improvement - There were typos, easy grammar mistakes, using a similar-sounding word instead of the word that should’ve been used (think of using excess instead of access; that’s not an exact example from the book, but along those lines). The first 48% of the book also just seemed to be internal monologue and setting the scene - I really think it could’ve been condensed down to about 6 chapters maximum, and improved a lot with more editing. There was also frequent underlying or blatant misogyny, sexual assault, and fatphobia.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, and Misogyny