A review by saint_eleanor
House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was so fucking good 
The writing is amazing and the characters feel so real. I loved that the main character’s sexuality/need for sex was maintained throughout the whole book as something that was important to her and not a ‘vice’, which is rare in novels i feel. I hated
the scenes with cotton tho, bc hes way older i thought??
. A couple plot points were lost on me in the end (
the cricket stuff, and the stuff w her dead/unborn baby ?)
but ultimately this is a really triumphant book, no gods no masters vibe. Super unique and creative premise and the setting is so realistic it felt like something that really happened.
I also loved her friendship with Cigarette Sammy, i just found her character to be so well written.

How many goddamn swallowed thoughts can a woman take, before her insides rupture?”

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