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A review by vbarsi
The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Reminds me of We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson - tense, eerie, learning about strangers through the narrator and discovering a town’s secret’s. I appreciated the change in perspective in narrator. Well written and flowed nicely. Depressing read though
Graphic: Child death and Grief
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Abortion