Name: Black Butterflies
ISBN: 9780715654590

Priscilla Morris

Black Butterflies

Srijita Sarkar 

There’s a desire for it to consume, for whatever is beyond the edges of the canvas to drop away.

Tending to her own needs for a while is a form of bliss.

Back when she felt that the world would fall apart if she wasn’t with him, that she didn’t have a centre without him, and that only he could understand her.

‘Burnt fragments of poetry and art catching in people’s hair.’

An embodiment of art overcoming the destruction of war.

I really liked this one, about Zora, the strong main character. It was thoughtful and created an atmosphere of the Bosnian war. 

Saskia Hughes 

So I didn’t actually manage to finish this book - although I wouldn’t attribute this being entirely the book’s fault. 

I found the book very gripping in places, and it was an incredibly good depiction of life in a worn-torn country - it very poignantly reflected the current conflict in Gaza. 

However, I didn’t find myself reaching for the book and felt the writing jumped about a bit, making it difficult to follow at times. 

I would have probably carried on reading it if I didn’t have another book to finish in time for book club - perhaps I’ll pick it back up one time and my review may change! 

Robyn Claridge

So I didn’t actually manage to finish this book - although I wouldn’t attribute this being entirely the book’s fault. 

I found the book very gripping in places, and it was an incredibly good depiction of life in a worn-torn country - it very poignantly reflected the current conflict in Gaza. 

However, I didn’t find myself reaching for the book and felt the writing jumped about a bit, making it difficult to follow at times. 

I would have probably carried on reading it if I didn’t have another book to finish in time for book club - perhaps I’ll pick it back up one time and my review may change! 

Black Butterflies

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