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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is TRIGGERING. For anyone likely to be affected, I would not recommend this book. Because of that, it's impossible for me to give the book a rating - I cannot at all be objective enough to assess it as a book. I would define it as 'literary misery-lit' but unlike most misery lit, there is no feeling of justice being served for the wrongdoers in this book which would likely make it an unsatisfying read for those who do read misery-lit. I think for those who don't find themselves triggered by things, it could be a good read.
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
haven't finished it. got 100 pages in and just wasn't loving the writing style or feeling really attached to the characters. Have put it down to read something else and might pick it up again later...maybe...
So many emotions while reading this book. Sadness, outrage, anger, happiness, love, and heartbreak. Such a sweet endearing love between Grace and Daniel, but all the horrors they had to experience. This book really makes you think.
This book hurt my heart. It’s such a difficult read, but it’s so important to read stories like Grace’s.
Shocking how we treated disabled kids and adults even in my life time. I found it hard to put down even though the contents were quite shocking.
Grace Williams is a novel about the eponymous character who we follow from her girlhood to middle age, whilst she lives in a hospital (and subsequently the community) in the UK in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, with a focus on her teenage years. Grace is an unusual heroine, as she has physical and intellectual disabilities (although I was never entirely convinced of the latter – more on this later) and is part of a section of the population who was shut away from the public (quite literally, as in the hospital portrayed here) during the period the book is set. The novel loosely centres around Grace’s relationship with a boy called Daniel, but I felt it was more of a study of attitudes towards disability, and the taking of an opportunity to tell the story of a person from a community whose stories are not often told.
... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/grace-williams-says-it-loud-by-emma-henderson/]
... [Read the rest of my review here: https://whathannahread.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/grace-williams-says-it-loud-by-emma-henderson/]
I thought it had a certain bitter beauty to it, the overall sadness of Grace's life punctuated with moments of happiness. I thought the writing style was really enjoyable, & what could have been a very bleak backdrop was transformed into a world of heroes, villains, romance & friendship. I liked it, & I'm glad I gave it a chance.