Reviews

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

lifeoffelipe's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

lachiemorris's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

An odd book on grief and loss. At times I found this book to be rather honest in its descriptions of losing someone you love, some passages were so beautiful I had to read them twice. But at times I found it disjointed and confusing. It’s a hard book to rate for this very reason, but alas I’m glad I read it 

katykirk28's review

2.5

Mad but I think that's the point 

cthor54's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

sassblaster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

flat221b's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

kerinl's review against another edition

4.0

A quirky little book that may not be for everyone. I know nothing about the poet Ted Hughes and instead imagined the crow as a tangible representation of grief. The writing is poetic and then raw in places. Grief is uniquely personal and this book definitely demonstrates that concept. A definite 4.5

cjamargo's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

gmariecosta's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

bleumingpages's review against another edition

2.0

I love books about grief and I also like the takeaways of this book a lot but I cannot lie and say I don't find the writing here a little too... Disjointed.