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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This broke me. I listened as an audiobook in work, and my colleague had to check in on me several times to make sure I was okay because I was chronically sad! Sadness, anger and frustration were circulating in me throughout. Amanda Dahl as narrator added something for me that I don't think I would have felt in physical format. Her voice coupled with the narrative was poetic and beautiful, so so hopeful, and yet...
I won't spoil the book but just know that while a tale of the past, you definitely can see the similarities to the struggles faced by women still. I was frustrated at the author for piling in so much grief, but at the same time, that's all part of the story. That's what happened, and acknowledge that is my problem, not the author's. It was beautiful.
I won't spoil the book but just know that while a tale of the past, you definitely can see the similarities to the struggles faced by women still. I was frustrated at the author for piling in so much grief, but at the same time, that's all part of the story. That's what happened, and acknowledge that is my problem, not the author's. It was beautiful.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, and Grief
Moderate: War, Sexism, Drug use, Torture, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Misogyny
Minor: Murder, Miscarriage, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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