Reviews - Malagash | The StoryGraph

127 reviews for:

Malagash

Joey Comeau

4.27 AVERAGE

foxhole's review

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

sorbetreads's review

5.0

hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

macleodholdfast's review against another edition

3.0

I think this novella would be a great gift for those dealing with grief, but it doesn't quite hit as hard in this moment in my life. I love the way it was written, the dark humor absolutely did it for me, I was constantly highlighting lines. It's almost like poetry. But the sentimentalism, the overall message, left me feeling a little empty. I wonder if I ever reread it at a more apt moment of my life if my rating would change. I imagine it would. I definitely will be recommending this to others.

sofiabeeee's review

3.75

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

springcoils's review against another edition

4.0

Very heartfelt and loving

kpickens512's review

5.0

This is an interesting narrative of a Nova Scotia family dealing with the father's premature death from cancer at 40 years old. The story focuses on the hospital visits and how the different family members cope with the man's terminal illness. The father himself is self deprecating and witty, so his banter keeps the visits light hearted. The daughter copes by recording her father's voice and planning on sending the audio files out on the internet as a virus so they be stored in hidden files until they are discovered. It's an intelligent witty book that deals with accepting death without being depressing.