A review by gillianjenkinscopeland
Autumn by Ali Smith

emotional funny reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

The writing quality of this book was stunning. The way Smith plays with words throughout was so engaging and fun. I found this book to walk such a unique line of exploring both hope and hopelessness, and how they coexist. The one negative for me was the pacing. While the slow pacing made sense for the book, I found it to be so slow that I would avoid picking up the book to read it; once I did, I really enjoyed what I was reading. I found that difficult to do with how slow the pacing was.