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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A simple, but elegant exploration of religion’s role in modern-day life, told with beautiful prose.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
Louise Erdrich called this a perfect book…. and she was absolutely right.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Abandonment
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
Great little read, a two-hour time, as two characters turn a new page in their lives. The book covers a lot of emotional and temporal ground quickly by ensuring every two sentences has the impact of multiple pages. As a result the book is worth reading for the careful choice of sentence structure.
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Did NOT go where I feared it might. Instead, Haien delivers a subtle meditation on one of the priest’s favorite sermon topics: “To work one’s imagination on someone else is evil.” Brilliant.