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A review by missybblio
Eden: A Novel by Olympia Vernon
5.0
" I once heard that whatever God a person believed in, that god would look just like him. But something was wrong with the gods in this house. None of them looked like me."
In Olympia Vernons' debut novel, we are introduced to the life of Maddy, a young girl growing up in Pyke county Mississippi. Maddy is learning to navigate a world of poverty and scandal. A world of strict unspoken rules put in place by race and religion. Maddy as a character is growing headstrong and wise in the face of sickness and the complicated trials she faces.
This book had me captivated from the first page. Vernon writes in vivid, descriptive, and vulgar language but does it gracefully. Almost poetically. The characters develop beautifully and naturally. Each one have personalities that are deep and complex. I didn't want to turn away from their lives when the book ended.
This is certainly a book that I will be adding to my bookshelf!
""I don't know." I grew angry with her. But it was rude to walk off from a Negro in Mississippi. She would have slapped the shit out of me for leaving her there in the middle of a question."
In Olympia Vernons' debut novel, we are introduced to the life of Maddy, a young girl growing up in Pyke county Mississippi. Maddy is learning to navigate a world of poverty and scandal. A world of strict unspoken rules put in place by race and religion. Maddy as a character is growing headstrong and wise in the face of sickness and the complicated trials she faces.
This book had me captivated from the first page. Vernon writes in vivid, descriptive, and vulgar language but does it gracefully. Almost poetically. The characters develop beautifully and naturally. Each one have personalities that are deep and complex. I didn't want to turn away from their lives when the book ended.
This is certainly a book that I will be adding to my bookshelf!
""I don't know." I grew angry with her. But it was rude to walk off from a Negro in Mississippi. She would have slapped the shit out of me for leaving her there in the middle of a question."