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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Poetic, melancholic, distilled beauty.
Heartbreaking in the best way possible. It made me cry and I won't deny it.
Heartbreaking in the best way possible. It made me cry and I won't deny it.
Thoughtful and poetic, I didn't expect to be so actively seeking meditations on grief this year, but the process of looking and finding has been valuable.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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 was the most beautifully written and simultaneously heart breaking thing I have read in a very long time. I could not set it down. I read it and then listened to the audiobook and both were incredible experiences.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Grief is the thing with feathers is a short book about a dad and his two kids navigating the loss of their wife/mother, with the addition of a crow that showed up to help them live with their grief until he's no longer needed.
At first I was rather confused and barely understood what's going on, and that feeling followed me until the end. It felt very impersonal, just writing as if it's based on a collection of experiences of what grief is and as a result I could not for the life of me connect with the characters, or feel for them especially considering that I'm reading about someone's most painful feelings and getting insight on their thoughts and behaviors.
This book is loved by many but unfortunately it's not for me
At first I was rather confused and barely understood what's going on, and that feeling followed me until the end. It felt very impersonal, just writing as if it's based on a collection of experiences of what grief is and as a result I could not for the life of me connect with the characters, or feel for them especially considering that I'm reading about someone's most painful feelings and getting insight on their thoughts and behaviors.
This book is loved by many but unfortunately it's not for me
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
woorden schieten te kort voor het immense gevoel dat rouw is, en toch weet Max Porter hier op een prachtige wijze woorden aan te geven. Super experimenteel maar emotioneel en intiem boek, ook grappig op zijn tijd en zo zo rauw (haha) en eerlijk. Een jaar geleden kocht ik dit boek maar was het nog een te grote opgave om het te gaan lezen, ben blij dat het nu gelukt is, had hem in een zitting (plus een klein treinreisje) uit!