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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this for my book club and it also fulfilled a reading challenge prompt. It's hard to get a real sense of the characters and it's takes a while to get into the book. Some good discussion points for a book club though
emotional
slow-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
"I look at these young men, not in envy but in wonder. It is for them now, the beauty of discovery, that endless moonscape of life unfolding."
If Sarah Winman's were the only books left in the world I would be wholly satisfied. I felt my heart contort as I read this book. The pain Winman conveys is immense. Heartbreaking. But she is so tender, the prose so beautifully crafted, and the language intricately woven. Everything is amplified by its restraint - such a small book so heavy with feeling. The NY Times were right to call it “a small miracle”. There were moments when the intensity of it left me feeling breathless. I’m not one to cry while reading, but Winman will get me every time.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Read it in once sitting, it had no right to be that sad and heartwarming at the same time. Reminded me of THIF.
4.5 just simply one of the most beautiful heartfelt moving things I’ve ever read
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
there were some really tender moments in this book that I loved. it was also pretty much just a reminiscence so there wasnt much plot or forward motion.
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:
Yes
read this whole book in one day on the bus from edmonton to calgary and back. very sad and very miserable book. i loved it. so much love & light & ache in this book so sweet my heart hurts