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3.08 AVERAGE
3.08 AVERAGE
errands were a kind of religion, or could be, as long as you believed in your life !!!
jesus christ this sucked trying SO hard to be sally rooney but in a fucking insufferable confusing way… literally could not comprehend the first few chapters. then one of them sexually assaults a teen girl?????? idk what i was expecting the big turning point to be but it was not that i am SO ANNOYED i spent 30 fucking dollars on this
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It is always strange to find a part of yourself that you keep quiet within the stories of another. As a victim of sexual assault I found that Hal Ebbott was able to take my heat and the fears that lay there and print them on paper. Yet I did not just find myself identifying with Anna. In each character I could see prices of myself and the people o lay become in the future. The book was not perfect, but the writing gave light to a beautiful story, each character grew, even in wayside you didn’t want them too. No one in this story was pure good nor pure evil. Everyone stands in the space between. Yet still the beautiful relationships this book showcases gives the reader belief that maybe someday the world could be as black and white as good and evil.
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Listened to the audiobook for this one, which maybe worked better than reading the book, if the reviews are any indication. I thought this was a good novel with plenty to think about. It would make a good (but probably contentious) book club book. There's a lot to analyze in the characters. While I was looking forward to the rich white people drama the beginning foreshadowed, I didn't anticipate the major plot twist. It was an unpleasant subject, so it turned into a pretty intense book. Difficult to read as a parent, but also as good a book as any I've read about characters who probably think they're great people failing themselves at every turn.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes