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dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Both haunting and depressing, Our Fathers is a great work of literary fiction that provides thought-provoking insight into an issue that I feel it does not get discussed widely enough. This book was both engaging and beautifully written. I cannot wait to read more books by this author. This novel has is deeply moving and thought-provoking on such an important issue. This may be a short novel, but Wait didn’t waste any time to write a gripping novel in such a beautiful way. Wait writes a story about domestic violence, both physical and psychological. But instead of writing the graphic details, she shows the effects of these tragic events from a different point of views. It really shows the trickle-down effects of domestic violence, from the family to the neighbors. It also examines how the mystery of the human mind is still an enigma and communities, who claim they are close to one another, do not really know what is going on (or don’t want to know) behind closed doors. In a haunting way, Our Fathers offers insight on how a family really can wound one another.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness
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