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A review by miaaa_lenaaa
Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
‘It can take a whole lifetime to know how to thank a person.’
‘He was making room for death, while, all around him, people arrived with new furniture for a different room altogether, a place of honouring and cherishing, where comfort and light are believed to obliterate the dark.’
‘Earth is all the heaven we'll ever know.’
‘'He lost himself… because he forgot that time had to pass"
‘Go gently with people's pain. It's the same as yours’
Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief