Like A Bird

Like a Bird by Fariha Róisín
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

DNF. I give this one star because it had so many elements that should have been made a good novel--the exploration of a mixed-race family where the siblings carry dominant traits from alternate parents and how that shapes their world-view, their family dynamics, and their self-esteem; the protagonist goes through trauma and is helped through it by being able to see dead relatives; her parents throw her out of the house because they believe she is promiscuous when she was really raped and she has to build a life on her own. Any of these would make a good premise to read, but unfortunately the actual execution was excruciating to read. So many inconsistencies, improbable actions and situations. Also, in my opinion the writing read flat and the dialogue stilted. Not sure how this ended up on Best Of lists....

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