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challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
There were some moments in this book that were incredibly profound, passages that almost made me cry. And then there were passages that were really hard to not just skim over - which as a deliberate choice to represent how the decay and feelings of elderly people are dismissed in society is brilliant, but it didn't feel too deliberate at all times. I'm not sure, I probably still need more time to process this. But I read it immediately in one sitting after visiting the "Flintridge" VR exhibit by F. Wiesel - which was inspired by the text - and it just made me understand and appreciate the layers of the experience even more. Reading this also made me think of Everywhere at the End of time by The Caretaker, this text feels like a literary pendant on a similar theme. Definitely a read with a subject matter that is worth a deep exploration.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Dementia
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death
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