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A review by truthlessofcanada
Augustus by John Williams
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
This is a 300 page novel, and the format is just a bunch of letters. By the end I felt like I know the characters as well as if I had read a million word series, with constant direct access to their thoughts.
Basically for a non fantasy book, this is as close to written for me as any novel can be.
Epistolary (which I love)
Beautiful prose without being super dense
My favorite time period
the main strength is really well fleshed out, human feeling complex characters.
My only con would be that because it is all letters, every once in a while I would get to a letter that I found slightly boring.
9/10
Basically for a non fantasy book, this is as close to written for me as any novel can be.
Epistolary (which I love)
Beautiful prose without being super dense
My favorite time period
the main strength is really well fleshed out, human feeling complex characters.
My only con would be that because it is all letters, every once in a while I would get to a letter that I found slightly boring.
9/10