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notesofacrocodile's Reviews (255)

challenging dark tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

there is so much that really endeared me to this novella, andrée and sylvie and their great love for each other will be with me for a while. 
mysterious relaxing fast-paced
dark emotional reflective tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character

well written, although in some parts it felt bogged down. the difficult and abusive relationship with the protagonist's mother was really well done; according to the about the author section, ella king has volunteered with anti-human trafficking and domestic violence charities and it is possibly partly stemming from this experience that her writing brings out the abuse and its effects on be protagonist with colour and detail.
dark emotional reflective sad
Plot or Character Driven: Character

knowing the trajectory of qiu miaojin's life just makes the brutality of the emotion in this book hit a lot harder.
dark funny tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
challenging dark emotional funny sad tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character

it's been a while, but i think i like this novel better than her last! i genuinely didn't even notice the time or the pages going by, the stream of consciousness was done so well.
dark tense fast-paced
challenging dark sad tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character

very interesting exploration of how colonialism affects a people as deep as seeping into their interpersonal relationships.