A review by eloisesal
This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell

dark emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was too much. Too many characters, too many storylines, too many themes, too much drama... But somehow it worked, it's so beautifully written and devastatingly realistic despite the very unlikely things that happened. Maggie O'Farrell writes characters and relationships so well that it feels like your own life after a while. I did get frustrated sometimes: things that could have easily been resolved if two people just talked to each other, one of the last chapters being told from the pov of a totally new character with no relation to the plot... But then it ended up just making sense and I forgave it. 

I could smell the cigarette smoke and fresh country air the whole way through.
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