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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
emotional
hopeful
sad
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:
Complicated
beautiful, sad, realistic, hopeful. this is autofiction done right.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A very moving and truthful story.
I cannot even begin to fathom how Puk felt when her husband suddenly died and she was left to raise their two children.
No one can relate to such an ordeal, only those who have lived an identical life to Puk of losing your husband, at such a young age and having to raise a newly born baby and toddler.
I’ve never read a book like this before. The only similar stories to this are ones about heartbreak, or losing a family member/friend.
I particularly liked how she wrote about the problems or mishaps of daily life. It was really well done and it felt relatable, or as if you were standing beside her the whole time.
A well-written book, and my second book this year written by a journalist.
I cannot even begin to fathom how Puk felt when her husband suddenly died and she was left to raise their two children.
No one can relate to such an ordeal, only those who have lived an identical life to Puk of losing your husband, at such a young age and having to raise a newly born baby and toddler.
I’ve never read a book like this before. The only similar stories to this are ones about heartbreak, or losing a family member/friend.
I particularly liked how she wrote about the problems or mishaps of daily life. It was really well done and it felt relatable, or as if you were standing beside her the whole time.
A well-written book, and my second book this year written by a journalist.
challenging
emotional
reflective
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
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:
Complicated
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Absolutely devastating, heart-wrenching, gut punch of a book. I am not one to cry at books but I ugly sobbed from about page 5 through to the half way point. Once I was in, I was unable to put it down because I was in so much emotional pain that I knew I didn't have it in me to stop and then pick it up and start again.
I cannot genuinely say I could 'recommend' this to anyone due to how emotionally hollowed out it left me.
But the writing was astonishing, with a gritty honesty and stark simplicity to the language. The situation needed no embellishment. Particularly the first half of the book, was some of the most moving prose I have ever read. The fracturing of present tense trauma into past relationship fragments into futures that were so uncertain and spectral persisted throughout. A truly remarkable story and a phenomenal novel.
I cannot genuinely say I could 'recommend' this to anyone due to how emotionally hollowed out it left me.
But the writing was astonishing, with a gritty honesty and stark simplicity to the language. The situation needed no embellishment. Particularly the first half of the book, was some of the most moving prose I have ever read. The fracturing of present tense trauma into past relationship fragments into futures that were so uncertain and spectral persisted throughout. A truly remarkable story and a phenomenal novel.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A