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reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What an interesting, short read. This book packs a punch while adding to the catalogue of "old man thinking about his past" genre. At times, it reminded me of Memories of my Melancholy Whores in that we have an older first person narrator reliving parts of his past. The narrator, Tony, remembers things a way and an event happens that challenges those views of who he was, how he was, and what he did.
I did not see the ending coming and it left my mouth agape. It made me rethink about the characters we were introduced in a new light. When new information arises, how we see the past and the people change.
It was overall an easy read but the narrator does wax philosophic on living, life, and memory and that leads the reader into a false sense of "oh this is a nice read." And then he catches you. Well done, sir
I did not see the ending coming and it left my mouth agape. It made me rethink about the characters we were introduced in a new light. When new information arises, how we see the past and the people change.
It was overall an easy read but the narrator does wax philosophic on living, life, and memory and that leads the reader into a false sense of "oh this is a nice read." And then he catches you. Well done, sir
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide
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