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emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I never felt complete without him. In truth, I never would.
And he uncovered in us a curious need: that we each secretly wanted him to remember us the most. It was strange, both vital and flawed, until I realised that maybe the need to be remembered is stronger than the need to remember.
yet another book that had me in tears for a good chunk of it, the last 1/3 or so. the story is well-written, with good pacing, and the characters are nothing short of loveable.
the first half of the book, breezy and almost whimsical, had me reminiscing on fond childhood memories of my own with rose-coloured glasses firmly in place. the second half, quite frankly, hurt. it becomes a cruelly bittersweet tale about the hardships of life and the things we all come face-to-face with at one point or another.
my only criticism is how loosely god (the rabbit) was incorporated into the story. maybe i'm missing something, maybe there's symbolism that hasn't occurred to me yet, but i felt like god's role in the story was weak, secondary at best, and then he
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
moderate/graphic description of 9/11
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