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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
A new favourite ✨ by this author! Picking up more asap!
I loved the first half of this book and I sped through the first part of Hirokos life. The second half however dragged and failed to capture me at all...right up until the final couple of chapters.
will be rereading this in 2022 because i read it years ago and don't remember much (just that it was insanely good) so i'll give my actual review and rating then
Regardless of how you feel about the implausible relationships in this book, Kamila Shamsie's writing is absolutely beautiful. Some of her descriptions were so vivid they made my heart jump.
This book surprised me. I actually hadn't read anything about it when I almost accidentally picked it up at a bookstore. It lay on my night table for weeks until I finally got around to reading it. And I must say it totally caught my attention from the very first page on. The story is gripping and so well written it just flows with no difficulty. It's a story that could very easily be predictable but actually manages to surprise you time and again. I was going to give it four stars but the very last page of the book earned it its fifth star. This is a book that continues to live its life alongside your own long after you finish reading it.
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
We don’t have enough stars for this. (NOR do I have the emotional capacity to write a review at the moment!)
I thought this was going to be a book about Nagasaki. I thought this was going to be a bit of a love story. But it was so much more. Spanning decades, instead of just one point in history. Starting with Nagasaki but ending in near enough the modern day. Characters from all different countries with different upbringings and outlooks on life, love and war, each crossing the others paths. I liked it. But it was quite sad and thought provoking.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full review in swedish: http://bellasbok.blogg.se/2016/march/branda-skuggor-av-kamila-shamsie.html