A review by lilaceous
Maru by Bessie Head

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

characters - .5⭐️
plot - ⭐️
engaging to read - ⭐️
would recommend - ⭐️
would read again - ⭐️

eery in the best way. 

one thing that took me out of the story a bit was what i perceived to be a lack of motivation behind the characters’ extreme actions. it almost doesn’t make sense why the characters do what they do. outside of that, beautiful and engaging storytelling.