A review by ckiyoko
The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen

informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Yeah, this book fucks. I think the ending is (almost!) perfect, but I think we needed a few more internal beats from a certain character to make a decision they made feel like it made sense/felt earned, but overall, yeah. Wonderful. Super atmospheric, with really satisfying causality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism