A review by mxbluet18
Please Don't Hug Me by Kay Kerr
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Trigger warnings for Please Don't Hug Me include: grief and loss; death of a sibling and drowning.
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It took me quite a long time to figure out why Erin was writing letters to her brother Rudy. When it mentioned their mother visiting him, my thoughts went to him being in prison, which is an option that does make sense. But it became a little more clear as I was getting closer to the end of the story.
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Maybe it was me missing the clues and other people understood it much faster than I did, but I don't feel like the situation makes a big difference to the message and the point of the story regardless.
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While I struggled to get into it, and I considered DNFing it once I found all the quotes I wanted out of it, I'm mostly glad I didn't. I enjoyed Erin's character, and her friendship with Aggie.
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It took me quite a long time to figure out why Erin was writing letters to her brother Rudy. When it mentioned their mother visiting him, my thoughts went to him being in prison, which is an option that does make sense. But it became a little more clear as I was getting closer to the end of the story.
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Maybe it was me missing the clues and other people understood it much faster than I did, but I don't feel like the situation makes a big difference to the message and the point of the story regardless.
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While I struggled to get into it, and I considered DNFing it once I found all the quotes I wanted out of it, I'm mostly glad I didn't. I enjoyed Erin's character, and her friendship with Aggie.