A review by sarahrose730
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The book went back and forth between being engaging with great world building and being incredibly slow and making me wish it would speed up or end. There is a lot of indirect speaking and the time skips between chapters, both of which are not my personal favorite things in writing.