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alittlebird 's review for:
The Salt Grows Heavy
by Cassandra Khaw
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
The prose is honestly beautiful, but the length of this work is all wrong for it. I think this is something that would have benefitted from a much tighter story or as an expanded work.
Right now it suffers from the characters not having enough depth for the amount of time we're with them and the space for connection is discarded for prose that feels overwrought, but wouldn't have if we had more substance to go with it. I don't feel like we get to know the plague doctor or mermaid and they are passively on the plot ride for like 70% of this. The back third of this book is what bumps me from a 2.5 to a 3, though.
Right now it suffers from the characters not having enough depth for the amount of time we're with them and the space for connection is discarded for prose that feels overwrought, but wouldn't have if we had more substance to go with it. I don't feel like we get to know the plague doctor or mermaid and they are passively on the plot ride for like 70% of this. The back third of this book is what bumps me from a 2.5 to a 3, though.