Review: interesting message, but a little rushed
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
This story has a marvellous moral/societal/cultural message. As a fairly devout feminist, I MUST approve. Having said that, I think it lacks a little in its delivery. And I don't just mean because of the minor editing mistakes (mostly missing words and a questionable lack of commas). I can easily overlook that. What I'm referring to is the somewhat rushed presentation. The story very quickly leaps from event to event, back and forwards in time. It also tells the reader quite a lot about the social ills of society, most notably gender inequalities, but the reader never sees them. Nor does the reader see much of the characters' pasts, even when it is haunting them in increasingly detrimental ways. This all left me feeling a little confused as I was jettisoned through the story. I really needed it to slow down and flesh itself out in order for me to really grasp the importance of what was happening and the meaningful message it was trying to impart.Despite their shallow description I did like many of the main characters. I just didn't know them very well. And I did enjoy the story, even as I was piecing it together. It isn't flawless, but for a quick read it's worth picking up.