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3,5 ster. Dit boek beschrijft een huwelijk dat op knappen staat. Jack en Elizabeth hebben beiden hun jeugdtrauma's die zich hebben ontwikkeld tot patronen die enerzijds hun huwelijk tot stand hebben gebracht en anderzijds hun huwelijk nu onmogelijk maken. Ik vond het een super interessant en goed geschreven boek maar het had wel 150 pagina's korter gekund. De laatste 50 pagina's in het bijzonder maakten dingen expliciet die voor mij op dat moment al duidelijk waren en ik geloofde niet dat Jack en Elizabeth op het einde dusdanig veel character development hadden doorgemaakt dat hun huwelijk te redden is...
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liked this so much more than i thought i would
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Just…not serious. Feels like something a first year creative writing MFA would try to slide past in a workshop. DNF. CNF.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fantastic character study
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Suicide attempt
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
It's still too long, but it was a good read. I enjoyed Jack's back story the most.
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes