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lottiebrooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Torn about how to review this beautiful but SO very long book.
Around 50-70% dragged for me, and I wished the book was not 15 hours/261 chapters, but it did play out that all the information we’d been given was circled back to eventually. With 200 or so fewer pages, this would’ve been a contender for best book of my year.
I saw someone compare this to Lessons in Chemistry which I would say is highly inaccurate. It was 1/4 part thriller, 3/4 part literary fiction.
“Do something meaningful, or maybe just mean everything you do”
Around 50-70% dragged for me, and I wished the book was not 15 hours/261 chapters, but it did play out that all the information we’d been given was circled back to eventually. With 200 or so fewer pages, this would’ve been a contender for best book of my year.
I saw someone compare this to Lessons in Chemistry which I would say is highly inaccurate. It was 1/4 part thriller, 3/4 part literary fiction.
“Do something meaningful, or maybe just mean everything you do”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Abortion
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Stalking