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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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:
Yes
5 Stars for Sipworth by Simon Van Booy.
After living abroad for 60 years, Helen Cartwright returns to England to quietly live out the rest of her life. She is alone, as her husband and son have passed away, but she is content: surrounded by memories with her daily life built around a set routine, she waits for her own death.
“The only consolation of being the last to go,” she admits, “is knowing the people you loved the most won’t suffer the way you do in their absence.”
However, one day Helen’s circumstances change when she finds a mouse in a discarded aquarium. She takes him in and names Sipsworth. This is a story about friendship, finding community, and second chances when you least expect it.
"...Animals are really just children that never grow up." When I was a kid, one of my favorite characters was Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse. While the stories are very different, I could not stop thinking about how two fictional mice have made such a mark in the world. I thought aboyt Ralph and his boy and Helen and Sipsworth, and hope I am a better human because of their stories.
After living abroad for 60 years, Helen Cartwright returns to England to quietly live out the rest of her life. She is alone, as her husband and son have passed away, but she is content: surrounded by memories with her daily life built around a set routine, she waits for her own death.
“The only consolation of being the last to go,” she admits, “is knowing the people you loved the most won’t suffer the way you do in their absence.”
However, one day Helen’s circumstances change when she finds a mouse in a discarded aquarium. She takes him in and names Sipsworth. This is a story about friendship, finding community, and second chances when you least expect it.
"...Animals are really just children that never grow up." When I was a kid, one of my favorite characters was Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse. While the stories are very different, I could not stop thinking about how two fictional mice have made such a mark in the world. I thought aboyt Ralph and his boy and Helen and Sipsworth, and hope I am a better human because of their stories.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
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:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-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