Reviews

Night of the Radishes by Sandra Benítez

laurenexploresbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Content Warnings: Suicide, Death of a Parent, and Death of a Child.
This work details how trauma and guilt can gnaw at a person and consume them. Annie is struggling. Her mother is dying, her twin passed when they were children, and she hasn’t seen her brother in 20 years. In her quest to find her brother in Oaxaca, Mexico she has an opportunity to find herself and forgive herself. A beautiful telling of a family fractured by loss, but determined to live. I would highly recommend this work

rach200406's review against another edition

5.0

This book was absolutely beautiful. What a wondrous journey! I cannot describe the impact of the writing, the authors ability to elicit emotion and weave such a lovely tale of female self discovery. The author seems to give the reader permission to face their fears, release there internalized shame, and be truly free. You need to read this book!

libkatem's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this book but it was just ok. The execution wasn't great, and the characters felt weak.

Idk.

I read the whole thing, but also, it was really short.

amynylander's review against another edition

2.0

Hard to believe this was written by the author of The Weight of All Things. Wonderful depiction of Mexico, but that's about it. Predictable, with two-dimensional characters, and an unlikable protagonist (not in a good way).

pinkalpaca's review against another edition

3.0

I don't get all the lackluster reviews for this book. Maybe it's just where I am in life, but I thought the weight of the struggle of guilt and grief were very well done. It really made me want to take off for Mexico too. It's absolutely magically described.

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