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Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden

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dylant's review

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

babs_reviews's review against another edition

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2.0

There was some I did like (the poetry, the lyrical prose, the beauty in description) but there was a lot that was just, ramblings of repetitiveness. It was hard to finish, but I did it.

rouge_red's review against another edition

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Wow I don't like that. It's rambling, so repetitive, features poetry that's repetitious. So far, we're just listing a bunch of ways a person can die. No.

I admired this rather than loved it, hence the 2 stars. I know the writing is deeply poetic and explores huge themes, but I related to this as a poetry collection, rather than an essay. The reveal of the family tree explained some of the strange tangents and juxtapositions, but I would have appreciated this more if it was at the beginning to refer to as I went along.

cadmanreads's review

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4.0

I'm thinking that this book might be one that stays with me. As the subject matter could be triggering I initially reserved the right to DNF quickly but thankfully the book handles things well.

I listened to the audiobook and really wished I had a physical copy to hand annotate many of the passages.
I wouldn't say this book is for everyone, as its frank and graphic (many f-bombs) whilst also being beautiful and thought-provoking.

I'm also not sure how I've come away feeling it was life-affirming.

As far as rating, this may change when I've had time to think about it, as some parts of this book are 5stars for sure, however a few were a tiny bit much for me to take.
4.5stars (for now!)

queenhadija's review

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reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

gaelstorm's review

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful, poetic, weird, heart breaking, sad, filled with love. Not a standard novel at all! Best for people who like non-standard narratives. Beware of content warnings if needed (violent deaths and sexual assault described)

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