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Autumn

Ali Smith

3.75 AVERAGE

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: No

Questo è quanto. 
challenging reflective relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel like this book is just a masterclass in prose. Every word was so perfectly chosen to portray a feeling to the reader. For example deliberately clumsiness, or the perfect portrayal of dreams. Genuinely fantastic 
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Absolutely loved this book and a month later I can't stop thinking about it. This is the kind of book I can't wait to pick up every year.
The writing was beautiful, the way it captures the complexity of post-brexit Britain and loss is stunning.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

This was glorious. A true pageturner - not because of the plot, but because the writing is simply that good and I kept wanting more of it. Sometimes a sentence gave me pause, and I just sat there ruminating it for a bit. I’ve just finished it, but I kind of want to read it again already. 
emotional reflective 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: Complicated
hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional funny medium-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

*3.5

I think Ali Smith is a phenomenal writer - I enjoyed the characters and the plot (there’s really not much of it), but it also felt scattered and hazy (ah like memory). There’s some great lines and commentary, it’s just not a favorite