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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
Beautiful writing but I really don’t love reading about incest.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thought the writing was immense. Not sure I desperately needed the story itself but it was so impressive how it all unspooled
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow and boring and gross.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Incest, Self harm, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Abandonment
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Wow. I picked up this book knowing nothing about the title or the author and after reading only one page, was pulled deeply into this haunting,sad, atmospheric and beautifully written story. I can't wait to read more by Dunmore.
Incest, don’t really wanna read about it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Incest
This is the first book in the Women's Prize for Fiction reading challenge that I am running. The challenge is to read all the winners of the price, currently 27. A Spell of Winter was the 1st ever book to win the prize back in 1996 but to be absolutely honest I really am not sure why.
This book is slow and often times dull. Yes the writing is lovely in places and definitely pulls you into the atmosphere and setting but the story meanderers around often hinting at things but never really explaining or answering them.
It does get a bit more interesting about half way through but then it kind of peters out and the ending is just so nothing leaving so many questions unanswered.
It does tackle some very taboo subjects so maybe it won for those reasons but the actual story it tells feels weak. I really don't know what is the point of this book at all. I gave it 3 stars for the descriptive writing but the story itself is more like a 2 star.
CW: Mental Health, Parental Desertion, Incest, Abortion, Death, War.
This book is slow and often times dull. Yes the writing is lovely in places and definitely pulls you into the atmosphere and setting but the story meanderers around often hinting at things but never really explaining or answering them.
It does get a bit more interesting about half way through but then it kind of peters out and the ending is just so nothing leaving so many questions unanswered.
It does tackle some very taboo subjects so maybe it won for those reasons but the actual story it tells feels weak. I really don't know what is the point of this book at all. I gave it 3 stars for the descriptive writing but the story itself is more like a 2 star.
CW: Mental Health, Parental Desertion, Incest, Abortion, Death, War.
dark
emotional
slow-paced