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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I enjoyed the audiobook. Good narrator.
challenging
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
might have been my frame of mind. had a hard time staying engaged through beginning.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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
hopeful
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Fantastic read, especially as a new father. Writing is earnest. Though written by a woman in 2004, it seems to capture some of the pathos of the setting and perspective of an old preacher man on his way to dying.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
It’s difficult to rate this book. It’s a beautifully written book and I found myself many times reading a passage that I wanted to remember forever-the language is gorgeous. However, I also found myself several times especially at the beginning ready to put it down and move on to something else. I’m glad I read it and I will always remember it-and maybe feel someday like 4 stars wasn’t enough.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I will admit that I was influenced in my enjoyment of this book by the conversations I had after reading it, and by the way it has stuck with me since putting it down. I originally picked it up as a break from Death and Life but returned to it during my solo fourth of july weekend camping trip, which was honestly an incredible setting for it. I did find myself fighting through some of the slower sections, but ad a meditation on god and parenthood and legacy, it is truly so special. The format alone is quite something, epistolary but allowing one to forget, sometimes, that it is a letter while John Ames meanders his way through leaving behind something of himself for his young son.