Reviews

The Kindest Thing by Cath Staincliffe

catastrojb's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Well written, tense, interesting discussion.

chrissireads's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting and engrossing read about a wife assisting her husband's suicide. It was gripping, thought provoking and easy to read.

bibliobethreads's review against another edition

This is a very interesting and engrossing read about assisted suicide and the effect it has on the ones left behind. I loved the characters and the switches between the past and the present.

patchworkbunny's review

5.0

What an emotional read! The main character is very real and easily identified with making her situation all the harder. I was a little confused with the story jumping between past and present but didn't effect the power of the story. The telling of the court case was fantastic, especially how she viewed the jury and I found myself hating the prosecution...couldn't they see how awful it all was?

I also liked how near the beginning, she described how her boyfriend (now husband) described all the Greek myths to her on holiday and then she goes on to refer to them throughout to describe situations.

I haven't read any of her books before but I do understand this is different to what she normally does.