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dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Took a while for me to get into this book, but I’m glad I did. A perspective on family life I have not ever seen or read before, with an entire cast of complex, problematic, and at times fully unlikeable/hateable characters. Despite occasionally despising the characters, I still found myself rooting for them and their success as a family. It was a really funny read, and had some deeply satisfying twists and reveals. It’s an interesting glimpse into the lives of the upper-echelon, and a really intriguing character study. I would definitely recommend, especially if you come from a more “complicated” family - as some of the truths revealed by this book about how we navigate life with the family we were born into are seriously poignant. I am giving 3.75 merely out of personal preference- I tend to like books with more lovable characters. This book is undeniably wonderfully written and reflective.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Classism, Death, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, and Racism
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