A review by fawzul
Boulder by Eva Baltasar

reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It feels impossible not to be swayed by Baltasar's prose and the richness of her lines. It is clear she is a poet. There is a dissonance from the Boulder that one can easily recognise  — of what it means to be a woman, to be a mother, to be selfish but recognise it too.