And while these situations include extreme poverty, rape, murder, and abuse in all forms, the commentary around these events were fleshed out so much, despite it being such a short book. The young characters of this novel are paired with increasingly mature situations. There were so many issues to unpack with this book. The overall pace of Hurricane Season combined with the long-winding sentence structures had me reading this in much longer sittings. While the descriptions in this book are so graphic and intense, they’re there to demonstrate the tiring and continuously traumatic reality of the characters’ situations, instead of existing solely to shock readers every now and again.īut despite how intense this book was, it was also one that was difficult to put down.
Melchor is very strategic in what she chooses to share in each chapter, and this contributes to the overall story in a way that I feel could not have worked better any other way. This is absolutely a book that will force you into discomfort as you are faced with the intense situations that the villagers are forced to live in and how it connects with the overall story. In the exploration of the village and the characters that reside in it, Melchor bluntly introduces the harsh, violent, and sad realities that these characters live. The prose is long and winding, the scenes are very intense, and the details are extremely graphic. In many ways, this book is unlike anything I’ve ever read. It’s a book with a very vague synopsis, as well as one where it’s story lies in its characters more than anything.
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when first picking up Hurricane Season.
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