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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
This book took me so long to finish and was an incredibly expansive story. There were so many lines that made me wish I was someone who underlined sentences in books. Made miss the theater and also made me cry
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: War
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
It’s a beautiful story and I loved the setting. The house reminded me a bit of downton abbey which really enjoyed. I wish I felt more emotion for the characters though.
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:
No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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:
No
The second half was a 5 star book but the beginning just wandered around like my kids when I am telling them it's time to go to school. No real sense of urgency.
What amazing, beautiful writing - the story itself is wide-ranging and yet manages to feel contained, and…symbolic? I guess? in a way that I didn’t worry about pondering. Real, but just outside of reality. I’m not making sense here, but the book is somehow literature and kiddie lit simultaneously, in the best of all possible ways, as if Joan Aiken’s Dido Twite found herself as a WW2 spy. But boy, there are some descriptions of grief that hit hard.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
relaxing
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:
No
I LOVE finishing books. I’ve never understood when people say “I didn’t want it to end,” because I’m always so giddy to move onto the next one and get that ‘to read’ pile actually read.
But this was the first time in my life I can truly claim that to be the case. Such a fantastic journey with great characters, imagination and heart. Reading this book was like having a perfect cup of tea hit just at the right time.
But this was the first time in my life I can truly claim that to be the case. Such a fantastic journey with great characters, imagination and heart. Reading this book was like having a perfect cup of tea hit just at the right time.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
No