A review by lmshearer
Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

After reading and thoroughly enjoying Pet, I had such high hopes for this book. Unfortunately, I found the structure and style, while ambitious and even experimental at times, to be a bit of a slog. I've read other reviews saying this book requires patience from its reader, and that is certainly the case. I was hoping to be caught up in the narrative but instead felt like I was chipping away to reach an (ultimately anticlimactic) end. 
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