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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? No
4.5
“Maybe, love is always forgiveness, to a degree.” - Chandler Burnaby
Like Niagara Falls, the backdrop for this novel, “The Falls” is powerful, beautiful, and full of tragedy. The Burnaby family encounters love, loathing, loss, and forgiveness. A tragic love story, Oates pulls us down a path that explores the inner working of families that are at the mercy of outside forces that cannot be controlled. Oates prose allows us to truly believe the thoughts and feelings of her characters, almost as if they are actually alive.
Like Niagara Falls, the backdrop for this novel, “The Falls” is powerful, beautiful, and full of tragedy. The Burnaby family encounters love, loathing, loss, and forgiveness. A tragic love story, Oates pulls us down a path that explores the inner working of families that are at the mercy of outside forces that cannot be controlled. Oates prose allows us to truly believe the thoughts and feelings of her characters, almost as if they are actually alive.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Suicide
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