A review by sarah984
Straight from the Horse's Mouth by Meryem Alaoui

funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This is a quick read about a sex worker in Morocco and how her life changes after she agrees to star in an independent film. The main character is kind of a jerk but she's got a lively voice - it really does feel like someone is telling you a story. Sometimes she interrupts gossiping about one person to gossip about another person!

The downside to the telling a story format is that a lot of the time nothing is happening and things that seem like they should be important plot points kind of get pushed aside. At one point the main character is hit by a motorcycle, which hardly ends up mattering and the reader only finds out about it after the fact. It seems like a weird choice.

The parts once they start filming are great, though, and even though the ending is kind of silly and unrealistic I liked it.

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