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A review by floatinthevoid
The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
As Marcial Gala's first translated book into English, this book manages to sustain his authencity. But, while in the whole book he attempted to work out what to do with many different elements he wanted to put into the story, all the different POVs presented fail to make a coherent plot. It's messy, hooping back and forth with no clear intention, and regretfully bland.
“It’s always like that. Childhood makes us what we are.”
“It’s always like that. Childhood makes us what we are.”
Graphic: Blood and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol