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apollinares 's review for:
The Map of Salt and Stars
by Zeyn Joukhadar
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Absolutely beautiful prose. To use a character with synaesthesia as the narrator was genius of the author - the descriptions become so vivid and rich with the addition of color, and I like that it plays an important part in the story.
In regards to the story-within-a-story aspect, I wish more had been done with it. It feels largely irrelevant, even if it isn't - it's just that the role that Rawiya's story plays in the main one doesn't live up to its potential.
In regards to the story-within-a-story aspect, I wish more had been done with it. It feels largely irrelevant, even if it isn't - it's just that the role that Rawiya's story plays in the main one doesn't live up to its potential.