3.53 AVERAGE

dark sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DID NOT FINISH: 27%

i tried so hard but i just do not get on the writing style, no matter how intriguing i find it.
challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Complicated

reading this book felt like being lifted out of my body, the prose drowned me. in a positive way. it's so splutteringly honest and remains ringing long after putting it down. how is this a debut novel
dark emotional fast-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
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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genuinely one of the best books i’ve ever read. it’s a very upsetting read, but the fragmented narrative is so genius if you are willing and able to read it you will never regret it. the water imagery, the poetics, everything is constructed so carefully and successfully. not a joy to read, but a joy to be able to experience such a great command of language.
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i really didn’t get on with the writing style (i appreciate it, but it’s just not for me) but the scene in which
the brother finds out he’s dying
is one of the best things i’ve ever read 
dark emotional sad medium-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: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes