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Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

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elizaob's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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frankieclc's review against another edition

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4.5

if you would like a book you understand little of but the bits you do understand rip your heart out then this is the book for you !!!

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imogenlj's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I reached 12 pages in and said ‘this book is special’. What a reading experience!

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hanne842's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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luananki's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I need to go back and read this once more but definitely an interesting little book

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serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-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

I might be late to the works of Max Porter but I went in for a deep dive and came up as a major fan of his imagination, his innovative structures, his fragmentary poetic style and special way with words, plus his ability to capture and portray so much in so few words. I listened and read simultaneously which let me appreciate these visually and aurally.

I left the first until last. Grief is the Thing with Feathers follows a newly widowed man who happens to be a Ted Hughes scholar, and his two young boys in the weeks, months and years that follow. They are visited by a crow who promises to stay until they no longer need him. Porter does a beautiful job capturing love and grief in all their many guises. But it was the voice of the wise-cracking crow that stole the show for me and made this much funnier - albeit often darkly funny - than I expected a book about grief to be.

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leoniwo's review

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emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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carlytenille's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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cinnamonandchaos's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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elaisanitalian's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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