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A review by nora__reads
Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.0
I can understand the many merits of this book. It is a clever and considered novel asking questions about memory and their changeable nature, family relationships (particularly mother daughter relationships), the consequences for women who choose to make themselves happy and obsession.
But I didn’t enjoy it. It was a very slow read, too clever for its own good, prizing point-making over storytelling all wrapped up in a pessimistic narrator who left me feeling hopeless.
If you want something slow which will make you think then go for it, but I was in the wrong mood at the time.
But I didn’t enjoy it. It was a very slow read, too clever for its own good, prizing point-making over storytelling all wrapped up in a pessimistic narrator who left me feeling hopeless.
If you want something slow which will make you think then go for it, but I was in the wrong mood at the time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship