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hoona's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
4.5
diffybooks's review
4.0
can’t tell if i hated the narration or the main character. maybe a bit of both. but still good
netflix_and_lil's review
5.0
I'm almost tempted to pause my TBR to the end of the year because what a book to end the year on. IT WAS SO GOOD.
Being half-Welsh on my father's side, the portrayal of returning to your father's homeland to feel a true connection with the land but being at odds with the people and the things they choose to accept as 'normal' was... familiar. Eerily so. Add in the perfect recreation of self-criticism and self-doubt in the arts and coming to terms with the loss of a beloved storytelling father to cancer, and I'm pretty sure this book was custom written for me.
The writing, poignant, reflective, hilarious, relatable (and not in the way 'relatable' has become 'anything cringe-y', I mean it spoke to my damn soul) had me hooked and the story was the most original I've read this year. Caroline O'Donoghue wrote damn fine book and I would like everyone to go read it now, please and thank you.
To Caroline O'Donoghue, if you ever read this... thank you for putting into words so many things I have struggled to articulate in my own writing. Hwyl!
Being half-Welsh on my father's side, the portrayal of returning to your father's homeland to feel a true connection with the land but being at odds with the people and the things they choose to accept as 'normal' was... familiar. Eerily so. Add in the perfect recreation of self-criticism and self-doubt in the arts and coming to terms with the loss of a beloved storytelling father to cancer, and I'm pretty sure this book was custom written for me.
The writing, poignant, reflective, hilarious, relatable (and not in the way 'relatable' has become 'anything cringe-y', I mean it spoke to my damn soul) had me hooked and the story was the most original I've read this year. Caroline O'Donoghue wrote damn fine book and I would like everyone to go read it now, please and thank you.
To Caroline O'Donoghue, if you ever read this... thank you for putting into words so many things I have struggled to articulate in my own writing. Hwyl!
ellie981's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
laurac_ol's review
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ariane_ryan's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Homophobia, Cancer, and Murder
lananfried's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
chloej111's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hevthemystic's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75