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A review by bryiennefaye
The Bread the Devil Knead by Lisa Allen-Agostini
5.0
MAJOR trigger warnings for this book: violence, domestic violence, sexual abuse, and child abuse.
The Bread the Devil Knead follows the story of Alethea, a fashion store manager who's about to turn 40. One day, while at work, she witnessed a violence that hit a little too close to home—which prompted every childhood memory she suppressed to unravel, making her realize how similar her past and present are. From there, she started having a dilemma of either letting the violent cycle she went through during her childhood continue or preventing the worse from happening now that she's suffering at the hands of her common-law husband, Leo.
This book is a very powerful and moving story that would send your mind reeling and have you at the edge of your seat from start to finish. Despite how short this book is, Allen-Agostini still narrated and portrayed every character and aspect of her story without missing any detail . However, the only issue—which is mainly on my part as a reader—I encountered is the writing style since it's written in Trinidadian Creole because this was my first time reading a book in this style. And this detail is also a factor in why I gave this book a 5-star rating because the writing style alone can already explain the protagonist's cultural and racial roots and the overall setting of the book.
But study this: if he love you, why he must beat you? Is not like you is some two-and-six baby. Who give he the right to beat you? And I bet he does blame you for it.
The Bread the Devil Knead follows the story of Alethea, a fashion store manager who's about to turn 40. One day, while at work, she witnessed a violence that hit a little too close to home—which prompted every childhood memory she suppressed to unravel, making her realize how similar her past and present are. From there, she started having a dilemma of either letting the violent cycle she went through during her childhood continue or preventing the worse from happening now that she's suffering at the hands of her common-law husband, Leo.
This book is a very powerful and moving story that would send your mind reeling and have you at the edge of your seat from start to finish. Despite how short this book is, Allen-Agostini still narrated and portrayed every character and aspect of her story without missing any detail . However, the only issue—which is mainly on my part as a reader—I encountered is the writing style since it's written in Trinidadian Creole because this was my first time reading a book in this style. And this detail is also a factor in why I gave this book a 5-star rating because the writing style alone can already explain the protagonist's cultural and racial roots and the overall setting of the book.