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dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I loved the premise of the book. I thought it was unique how PTSD and it's affects on you are explored.
The execution disappointed a bit. It's not a badly written book by any stretch. In fact, I found the prose beautiful, the characters compelling, and the magical realism great. The plot is interesting too. I love the allegory of the flood.
The problem was that it was confusing. So much information is withheld until the end that it kind of feels like pulling teeth getting the narrative to tell you what the **** is happening. I think that also affected the pace of the book, slowed it down too much. Or at least it created that illusion as no matter through how many major events we went through, there was still too much mystery to uncover. Disclaimer: I will say that I have ADHD so my attention span is short, and i get impatient easily. I did try my best to give the story time, to really take it in, but at times it got incredibly frustrating.
That is my only dislike though. Everything else was really well-done!
The execution disappointed a bit. It's not a badly written book by any stretch. In fact, I found the prose beautiful, the characters compelling, and the magical realism great. The plot is interesting too. I love the allegory of the flood.
The problem was that it was confusing. So much information is withheld until the end that it kind of feels like pulling teeth getting the narrative to tell you what the **** is happening. I think that also affected the pace of the book, slowed it down too much. Or at least it created that illusion as no matter through how many major events we went through, there was still too much mystery to uncover. Disclaimer: I will say that I have ADHD so my attention span is short, and i get impatient easily. I did try my best to give the story time, to really take it in, but at times it got incredibly frustrating.
That is my only dislike though. Everything else was really well-done!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Car accident and Gaslighting
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