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Trauer ist das Ding mit Federn

Max Porter

3.8 AVERAGE

erikaslitlife's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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

leilorenzo's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Grief is the thing that punches you in the gut the second you open this book.
Loved every second of pain.

alexandrabailey's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

its_naman's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad 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: No

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I usually find books like this a little pretentious but this one is so beautiful!

curtgoldbooks's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

winonahobby's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

smriti_reads's review against another edition

4.25

funny reflective sad fast-paced

kaitlingillis's review against another edition

2.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nandiii's review against another edition

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

staywithriley_'s review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional lighthearted sad

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"Moving on, as a concept, is for stupid people, because any sensible person knows grief is a long-term project. I refuse to rush. The pain that is thrust upon us let no man slow or speed or fix."

The story is like a poetry novella, told from three perspectives: the dad, the two sons, and a crow, following the death of the mom. What makes this book unique is the crow's presence, which is like a therapist for the grieving family, helping them navigate their loss in a strange, poetic way.