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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
I enjoyed the character work in this novel, but the sentence constructions are such that very often I had to reread to get what the author was trying to say. The pacing was another issue for me. It is just so very slow. Something has happened, but are we ever going to find out how or why? I just wasn’t invested enough to stick around to find out. It’s a bummer, bc I love campus novels. Unfortunately, this one just wasn’t a great fit for me.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-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
A book about a feeling more than anything. It's a cross-section of the lives of the students and teachers of an English school out in the countryside during the 1980s. It absolutely nails the inner emotions of teenagers; the descriptions are incredibly lush as well. Feels like a warm late spring day when you're young and unmoored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
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:
No
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
Writing style is lyrical, poetic, evocative, lush, but quite difficult to parse at times. The multiple POV structure gives the breadth that makes the novel thematically interesting, but ultimately might have been too large for a solid execution. It did drag a bit, but I am so glad I made it to the last 20%— great writing.
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes