A review by kthumphrey
Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers

emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I really enjoyed the writing style and I think it fit very well with the time period and overall setting the book takes place in. There were just so many things I thought were lazy and/or unnecessary in the book. Everyone mentions the ending being so poorly thought out, and I totally agree. If you have to explain the ending in the afterword, maybe it shouldn’t have been the ending of the novel. It just felt so random. I also hate how this book dealt with some sensitive topics like mental illness and SA. Such a shame, because I liked the setting and the prose so much. 
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