6/12/2023 0 Comments Bitter by akwaeke emezi![]() ![]() That said, on its own Bitter is a great book tackling difficult topics. ![]() It is interesting to get a window into Bitter's backstory and how the city got to where it is in Pet. So for people new to these books, I would pick this one up first or space them out. It's also uncomfortable to immediately read about a younger version of an adult abuser. If I hadn't read them back to back I may not have noticed just how different the tone and voice feel. All of which makes sense for the story being told, but it's definitely a jarring change from Pet which is darkly whimsical and almost reads like a middle grade novel at times. I read this directly after reading Pet and thus was struck by how different it felt- more mature, more concrete, more like a YA novel with relationship drama, miscommunication, and teens drinking and getting high. There is a lot to like here though I'm still sorting out how I feel about this book. ![]() This is a book about protest, mental health, art as activism, and violent versus non-violent resistance. It's also quite a different book, both thematically and stylistically. Bitter is a prequel to Pet, though you don't need to have read Pet to pick this one up. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |