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moonyreadsbystarlight 's review for:
Freshwater
by Akwaeke Emezi
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is one of a kind. I don't really know where to begin describing it. There are so many intricate details that pull the story together -- not to wrap it up into a neat bow, but to describe the Ada's experience. The format is very serpentine -- going back and forth in different ways that are disjointed, but fit precisely because of that disjointedness. This is a story that I am going to spend a lot of time processing and will definitely reread. It was intense and liminal.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt