A review by maggies
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

emotional informative slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is a tough one, as I struggled with it a lot more than expected. It was hard to like most of the characters, I think because they largely didn’t really change or grow over the course of the book. Esme especially. And she was just so passive, even when she was being active. Things always just happened to her all the time…it was frustrating. Then the story would take these huge emotional turns and offer no solace. A weird read.
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