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emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I have some mixed thoughts on this book. I liked it, but more in an intellectual way than an emotional way. There were a number of details that were not clear to me that seemed like I should know by the verbiage. In retrospect, I believe that was intentional as the story is told in first person by a character who is learning these things as the story goes along. That being said, this is a well written book.
The thing that I struggled with most was how certain thoughts of the protagonist were not revealed in developing the story. I was confused by the character’s reasoning and perspective when the story is being told from that character’s perspective. For that reason, I missed out on seeing the main point of the story as I was distracted by other details in trying to understand.
Ideas about discovering one’s self, the influences family and circumstances have on our views and choices, privilege (and lack of it), and how we see others are all themes that are visited in this story. What I like about this story and the way these ideas are visited is they are presented as observations from the protagonist without judgment or qualification.
The thing that I struggled with most was how certain thoughts of the protagonist were not revealed in developing the story. I was confused by the character’s reasoning and perspective when the story is being told from that character’s perspective. For that reason, I missed out on seeing the main point of the story as I was distracted by other details in trying to understand.
Ideas about discovering one’s self, the influences family and circumstances have on our views and choices, privilege (and lack of it), and how we see others are all themes that are visited in this story. What I like about this story and the way these ideas are visited is they are presented as observations from the protagonist without judgment or qualification.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
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