Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

1 review

fjerda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

‘We used to think she would turn up one day and say it had all been a test.’ Porter knows grief intimately and was able to make my chest feel heavy with a talented ease. The book is bitter and the book is hopeful. A rewarding read. 

I would recommend annotating as you read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Animal death