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kathycz's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Incest
drlampshade's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
I read this for my bookclub. This type of more literary fiction is not my cup of tea, but I did manage to finish it.
My biggest issues was there was so many characters that it was difficult to keep everyone straight. And because there were so many I feel like we never got much beyond the surface level of who each character was. I think it would’ve worked better if there were less of them so we could spend more time and really get to know the characters.
I also would’ve appreciated an epilogue as so much of the book was slow paced except for the end which was incredibly fast and then just kind of ended.
My biggest issues was there was so many characters that it was difficult to keep everyone straight. And because there were so many I feel like we never got much beyond the surface level of who each character was. I think it would’ve worked better if there were less of them so we could spend more time and really get to know the characters.
I also would’ve appreciated an epilogue as so much of the book was slow paced except for the end which was incredibly fast and then just kind of ended.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Suicide
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault