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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
informative
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:
No
reflective
slow-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
I really like this book. Despite the fact that it contains its fair share of misfortune and sadness, it's ultimately an uplifting and hopeful book, full of characters who have genuine goodness. Proulx writes children very well--I especially like Sunshine, who has one of my favorite lines of dialogue in any book ("You're a rotten bitey shit!")--and the understated romance between Quoyle and Wavey is also wonderful.
challenging
dark
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Unfortunately, this book was a huge disappointment for me :(
I picked it up both because I'd heard good things about it, being considered a "classic" and all, and also because it's one of the few books you can get here that take place in Newfoundland.
However, I just couldn't get a connection to the characters. They were either wholly unlikeable or not very fleshed out so you couldn't even get a feeling as to what kind of people they were.
Lastly, and I know that's very nitpicky, but the names annoyed me. Who in the world would call their kids "Bunny" and "Sunshine"? If those were supposed to be nicknames, she should've mentioned it, or at least the actual names. There were other ridiculous names but in the two or so weeks I've finished the book, I actually already forgot (repressed? LOL) them.
I only finished reading because it was set in Newfoundland, as mentioned above. Very sad :(
I picked it up both because I'd heard good things about it, being considered a "classic" and all, and also because it's one of the few books you can get here that take place in Newfoundland.
However, I just couldn't get a connection to the characters. They were either wholly unlikeable or not very fleshed out so you couldn't even get a feeling as to what kind of people they were.
Lastly, and I know that's very nitpicky, but the names annoyed me. Who in the world would call their kids "Bunny" and "Sunshine"? If those were supposed to be nicknames, she should've mentioned it, or at least the actual names. There were other ridiculous names but in the two or so weeks I've finished the book, I actually already forgot (repressed? LOL) them.
I only finished reading because it was set in Newfoundland, as mentioned above. Very sad :(
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Brilliant! Evocative writing that transports you to the heart of Newfoundland where you practically feel the wind whipping your face and feel as if you've known each character for a lifetime, each one a tender and complicated soul.