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happyknitter2020's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Read as was listed for Women's Prize longlist 2024.
Intergenerational story of challenging lived experiences, which led a 10 year old to take the life of a toddler.
Reflects on the impact of trauma attachments throughout a whole family & the media culture too.
A tragic story, hopefully will be shortlisted.
Intergenerational story of challenging lived experiences, which led a 10 year old to take the life of a toddler.
Reflects on the impact of trauma attachments throughout a whole family & the media culture too.
A tragic story, hopefully will be shortlisted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Alcohol, and Grief
brinnavirginia's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
This book is fine. It did not move me, but for what it’s worth it also didn’t bore me. The description of the book makes it sound like it will revolve primarily around the character of Carmel and her life in the wake of the violent crime allegedly committed by her young daughter, and this is a WILD misrepresentation. We see Carmel the least of all of the main characters. And it’s soooo male-centric I kinda can’t believe a man didn’t write it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Rape, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
carolineolesky's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I quite liked this book, which focused on a family's trauma and how it unfolds in a mysterious incident amongst children. I feel like the character of Tom had a weird amount of development, you knew quite a bit about him but not enough, personally I would have liked his character to be a it more or less developed. Overall, very well written and a good expose on intergenerational trauma.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Addiction, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
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