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micaelamariem's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I didn’t hate this book but I didn’t love this book. I had a really hard time getting into it. I appreciate that this was a family’s journey of healing from great loss and how the main character, Pup, found his own healing through photography. However, the last bit was more glazed over as it focused on his brother’s addiction. I would have to loved to see Pup explore his grief through the camera lens more than we did, and I think that would’ve added more. Also his relationship with his best friend seemed to just completely be forgotten about by the time we were halfway through the book, and I’d like to have seen more of that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
lovelyannalee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A beautiful story on how grief manifests and the ways we try to work through it. I really loved Pup and the way he was caught in the middle, trying to work through his own emotions while feeling responsible for his family, and how he used art and photography to try and understand the things he was going through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism and Infidelity
Minor: Self harm and Violence