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dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ant likes going to funerals in a Harold and Maude sort of way. One by one, as every important figure in his life either dies or fades into obscurity, Ant finds himself increasingly alone as he grapples with feelings of grief and abandonment. At the end of the novel, with his closest childhood friend having deserted him too, Ant finds solace and companionship in an unlikely, non-human form.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Child death
Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Abandonment