A review by lisamangion
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

This book is beautiful, bleak and doesn't feel like it really gets anywhere and that seems to be the point. It is a frustrating read in some ways because you want the characters to break out of their oppressive and grim lives, but you know or expect that they won't or can't. I finished reading it on the day that Trump was re-elected and the political messages of the book felt pertinent and depressing. 
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