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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
slow-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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
After a somewhat slow start that had me feeling (shock-horror!) a little conflicted about whether I would like this or not, when the plot picked up a bit it became virtually unputdownable. The last forty pages are a special kind of alchemy that I personally would call “I am crying my eyes out on an airplane and I literally cannot stop doing so”. I got suckered into buying this without reading first because I’ve loved Libba Bray since I was twelve and also I was at a book signing and panicked but I’m so so so so so very glad I own a copy of this magical book.
A necessary update three weeks later: still have not figured out how to not immediately start crying whenever I hear the opening guitar riff to "Heroes" by David Bowie!
A necessary update three weeks later: still have not figured out how to not immediately start crying whenever I hear the opening guitar riff to "Heroes" by David Bowie!
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The first 300 pages of this book were sooooo slooowwww and seemingly filled with nonsense. Then the “reveal” finally happened, all of the stories came together, and the last 1/3 of the book was engaging. I don’t think the 1980 storyline added much to the overall plot, but it could’ve been an interesting companion piece on its own. I could’ve done without the hare and the deer fairytales too; ultimately they felt like filler. It was oddly fascinating reading the 2020 storyline — so recent and indelible yet so much like a time capsule of a very specific shared experience. It felt like yesterday and a lifetime ago simultaneously.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
What a gift this book is!! My eyes are swollen from crying. My throat hurts. My heart is broken and filled with hope. This book is beautifully tragic, hopefully romantic and more relevant than any of us want it to be. Thank you, Libba Bray. Thank you for this beautiful story.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated