Has anyone else read Swallows? I would love to hear what others think. Out might be my favourite book of all time, so I had high hopes for Swallows
Swallows is like watching a car crash unfold in slow motion
It's 50% a reflection on class, womanhood, and exploitation; 50% a juicy drama that had me begging for more tea 🐸☕
I've never enjoyed hating a character more than Motoi and his mother. An absolute twat of a man
Riki is a difficult character. On one hand I feel sorry for her; She is an outcast and a victim. She is manipulated and exploited, everyone around her makes their own excuses to justify their manipulation of her.
At the same time she makes terrible impulsive decisions. She is desperate to flex on her hometown country friends while simultaneously thinking she is better than them because she moved to the city.
She repeatedly engaged in an affair with a married man and rarely, if ever, acknowledges her role in the affair and only sees herself as a victim to avoid any personal responsibility
Overall I enjoyed Swallows characters. Each character has their own agenda, concerns, ideas, flaws and strengths. They're 3 three-dimensional, warts and all
by aarontbarratt