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A review by ayolikesbooks
Mostly Dead Things by Kristen Arnett
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I really wanted to like this book and it started off well, but I felt increasingly frustrated with the narrator even though I had started out feeling sympathetic to her. I think part of that was down to the book's repetitiveness and in some ways her changes don't happen along an arc. Plus the descriptions started to feel very over wrought. I feel like I probably would have enjoyed it more if the book had used different POVs.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent