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SALTWATER
by Jessica Andrews
Began reading: July 12th 2019
Finished reading: August 1st 2019
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I gave Saltwater by Jessica Andrews:
[ ★★★★★ stars ]
MY REVIEW:
may contain spoilers
Saltwater by Jessica Andrews is a new type of read for me. Classified as a part of the (social) realism genre, I found this book extremely relatable.
For me, as someone who is living quite a distance away from the capital city of their country, I felt as if my voice had finally been heard. As I said at the top of this post, I most often read within the fantasy genre, so this is the complete other end of the fictional genre spectrum.
This novel is especially relatable to me because I have lived in one of the places that was named within this book. It is not a place that gets talked about very often, if at all, so I was overjoyed when seeing the mention of my home town.
What were my favourite quotes?
As a writer (and avid reader), I feel this. Without language and without art, how would we express emotions and everything objects?
This is something that is quite vividly familiar to me. I remember standing in the yard at school and seeing all of the girls whose faces (orange) were a completely different colour to their necks (white), which were also a completely different colour from their hands (brown/black [it looked like the endless amounts of fake tan they had applied had burnt into their skin]).
I laugh about it now (and still do) that I am older; but I remember at the time feeling disgusted by it. Although I remember what I felt, I cannot remember why I felt like this. Was it because of the HORRIBLE fake tan AND foundation application? Or was it because they were hiding their perfectly fine skin was caking it with a foundation shade too many shades darker.
TOP TIP: Imagine the Tango Man but as a women and a black, skin tight skirt that stops half way over their bum.
My dear mother, father, and family, if you are reading this: I always have and will appreciate what you have and continue to do for me. Thank you.
I'm getting serious Aslan vibes from this... is anyone else? I love The Chronciles of Narnia
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I 100% recommend this if you are a fan of I, Daniel Blake or just fancy something new and different to read! Or perhaps you have already read it -- let me know in the comments section!
Thank you for reading!
Stay awesome,
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You can find a link to the gif used here.
This novel is especially relatable to me because I have lived in one of the places that was named within this book. It is not a place that gets talked about very often, if at all, so I was overjoyed when seeing the mention of my home town.
What were my favourite quotes?
I have been thinking about language as a language to put your feelings.
Girls with orange cheeks in push-up bras brushed past us, smelling of the future.
I laugh about it now (and still do) that I am older; but I remember at the time feeling disgusted by it. Although I remember what I felt, I cannot remember why I felt like this. Was it because of the HORRIBLE fake tan AND foundation application? Or was it because they were hiding their perfectly fine skin was caking it with a foundation shade too many shades darker.
TOP TIP: Imagine the Tango Man but as a women and a black, skin tight skirt that stops half way over their bum.
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My mother ironed her heart into the creases of my school skirts.
You have to hold onto things tightly. Nothing is ever the same twice.
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I 100% recommend this if you are a fan of I, Daniel Blake or just fancy something new and different to read! Or perhaps you have already read it -- let me know in the comments section!
Thank you for reading!
Stay awesome,
You can find a link to the gif used here.
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