This book was...fine. It was an interesting story, and I liked the bits and pieces of folklore that weaved in and out of the book. However, for a book that is character driven, I really didn't feel like I knew the main character Ruth all that well by the end of the book. The events that occurred throughout the book felt disjointed and were confusing at times. And after finishing it, I honestly can't think of anything that I'm taking away from the book. It was a nice story, and I didn't dislike it, I'm just left feeling underwhelmed. The cover of this book is so lovely and the praise for it so effusive that I broke my personal rule about not paying for books called "The Something-or-Other's Daughter." This book was apparently punishment for my transgression: snail-slow and (quite literally) flowery, with excessive reliance on its motifs. I slogged through 200 pages of this book only to give up when the protagonist spent FIVE PAGES looking for a dead man's blue silk bathrobe (also, I would've screamed if I read the word "bougainvillea" one more time). Pass.
What do You think about The Salt God's Daughter (2012)?
great mother daughter conflict with mythology, mystery, and plot.
—Razery
Barely got through it. Overdone and confusing because of it.
—mayagodons
