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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Intense all the way through. Makes you reflect on how you would behave in such a situation. Heartbreaking and powerful.
Couldn't put this one down! I wanted to find out how the story ended up but didn't want to finish it. Great story!
Personally, I thought the writing was at times simplistic, but overall a touching and well paced story.
However, I'm quite torn after reviewing some of the controversy online surrounding the novel. (https://arengario.net/misc/misc261EN.html, https://arengario.net/misc/misc261EN.html, multiple goodreads/reddit forums.)
Sullivan describes the tale as historical fiction, but certainly the novel gained traction due to supposedly being more based on Lella's true story than on fiction. Inman's account makes one wonder just how little of the story is true, though. I am not sure what to believe, and sadly that has detracted a lot from my experience of the story.
However, I'm quite torn after reviewing some of the controversy online surrounding the novel. (https://arengario.net/misc/misc261EN.html, https://arengario.net/misc/misc261EN.html, multiple goodreads/reddit forums.)
Sullivan describes the tale as historical fiction, but certainly the novel gained traction due to supposedly being more based on Lella's true story than on fiction. Inman's account makes one wonder just how little of the story is true, though. I am not sure what to believe, and sadly that has detracted a lot from my experience of the story.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Really sat at a 4 stars for me for most of the book. Seeing Pinos picture at the end really hit me though. I really hated how often the author used page breaks? Like there was sometimes a 0.1 second difference between the page break, and it added nothing to the suspense of those moments. I wish we could know Leyers reaction to this story being told.