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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
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
fast-paced
This was ridiculous and confusing and nothing like i’ve ever read? Did i understand much? No, not really. But then again I think it was purposeful in being something we can’t grasp. Grief, after all, is a lot like that.
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think Max Porter may be my new favourite author. This book is just extraordinary.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Moving on, as a concept, is for stupid people, because any sensible person knows grief is a long-term project. I refuse to rush. The pain that is thrust upon us let no man slow or speed or fix.
I decided to read this book 4.5 months after losing someone close to me and there are segments of this book I can relate to and other parts I cannot. But what this book does well is transfers your grief into the character. For me it wasnt my wife or partner that passed away like the dad, but there was a moment when the dad suddenly realised he would never see one of her stray hairs again on the floor. I felt as if I lost my partner when I read that when that isn't the case. I'm feeling grief for someone of a different relation I felt that moment so hard.
In times of grief there are big moments, funeral, money and asset management, will readings, visitors and many more moments. But this book ignores those parts and focuses on the dad, boys and crows inner monologue during very normal moments, tidying up, having dinner or even attempting to go back to work for then the crow to interfer or make those moments harder or less manageable. I enjoyed this book a lot and I have 3 direct quotes from this book that will rememeber for a long time. But I still dont understand the chaotic nature of the crow.
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-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
Confusing. Incoherent. Nonsense.
Quite ironic that the only thing that makes sense in this thing is its synopsis. The “story”, if I can even call it a story, is about a dad and his two sons dealing with grief over the death of his wife. There’s also a talking crow who spouts a string of nonsense and random sounds. Not sure if I completely missed the message but this is just bad.
Quite ironic that the only thing that makes sense in this thing is its synopsis. The “story”, if I can even call it a story, is about a dad and his two sons dealing with grief over the death of his wife. There’s also a talking crow who spouts a string of nonsense and random sounds. Not sure if I completely missed the message but this is just bad.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not sure I fully understand the crow sections, but I did find some of them quite entertaining. The last part of the book really punched me in the gut though. In the end. I think I was ready to feel it rather than understand it, which really made me appreciate it more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent