Sweetness in the Skin - Ishi Robinson

59%

27.02.25

This was sweet in all sorts of ways, including the 'sour' and 'bitter' variety. Set in a a vivid 1990s Jamaica, this was strongly imagined and characterised, although the story was a little oddly paced, which made you less invested in what happened.

Lila - Marilynne Robinson

57%
18.05.16

Literary fiction that's lived entirely in the main character's head. It's very lyrical and contemplative and all that but really nothing much happens and even the promise of action is so laid back as to not bother happening at all. I may read another but I'll probably forget I've read this first.