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3.94 AVERAGE

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DID NOT FINISH: 55%

Grim. Not enjoying the book.
dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So, so, so boring and hard to get through. This was set as a school assignment to read and I could not get through it. I think that sais it all...

If it wasn't for several boring descriptive parts, this book was to be considered a masterpiece.

I had to read this book for my university course and I'm split on it. The way that Roy writes is something I've never experienced in a book before because she flows through different points of view and different periods of times so effortlessly. However this book does have a lot of trauma in it so I wouldn't recommend it for those who can get triggered easily as it was not nice reading about it at all
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I should really stop reading Booker nominated/winning books.
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes