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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
I loved the familial relationships that came out and the simple telling of scandal. Its really well written to include hollywood-type gossip but really make it feel like at the end the underlying tone is "life is complicated, people are more complicated". And each character feels more realistic for the choices they make and the happy-noy-happy endings that they get. No one walks into the sunset with their love. It's about death. It's about hurt in family. But that's also why it's about love.
It was great.
It was great.
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Essa Dava inventa cada coisa
Drama familiar muito gostosinho, consegui me conectar com todos os personagens e entender perfeitamente o ressentimento deles com a pira do legado Shastri. Dava foi uma mulher extremamente ambiciosa e até pra morrer teve massagear o ego antes disso, sem se dar conta do quão egoísta foi ao envolver os filhos nisso. Mas quem sou eu pra julgar né? (já julgando).
No fim eu gostei da personagem e da sua história de vida, terminei o livro sentindo que Dava Shastri realmente existiu.
Drama familiar muito gostosinho, consegui me conectar com todos os personagens e entender perfeitamente o ressentimento deles com a pira do legado Shastri. Dava foi uma mulher extremamente ambiciosa e até pra morrer teve massagear o ego antes disso, sem se dar conta do quão egoísta foi ao envolver os filhos nisso. Mas quem sou eu pra julgar né? (já julgando).
No fim eu gostei da personagem e da sua história de vida, terminei o livro sentindo que Dava Shastri realmente existiu.
emotional
medium-paced
Think of this book as The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets Daisy Jones and the Six meets Malibu Rising. I loved it! It both broke my heart and healed it.
Set against the reality of news of an imminently dying mother, this book takes you through the realization and grieving process of each child and grandchild as they get to know Dava’s life story. The family dynamics are incredibly relatable and perfectly capture the complexities, obligations, and above all, love that lives within everyone.
There is also a section that includes a musical biography of Dava, where she lists songs that resonate with significant times in her life, and it is just such a beautiful way to define one’s life.
This book is in my top 5 of 2023.
Set against the reality of news of an imminently dying mother, this book takes you through the realization and grieving process of each child and grandchild as they get to know Dava’s life story. The family dynamics are incredibly relatable and perfectly capture the complexities, obligations, and above all, love that lives within everyone.
There is also a section that includes a musical biography of Dava, where she lists songs that resonate with significant times in her life, and it is just such a beautiful way to define one’s life.
This book is in my top 5 of 2023.
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Dava was an interesting, complicated character, but everyone else fell flat.
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was a CHALLENGE for me to get through. I really liked the premise of the book, but the reality of the story took too long for me to become invested. It felt like there was a lot of unnecessary filler and unrelatable characters throughout the book. I really tried to like this book, but it just fell flat for me.
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I probably would have enjoyed it more if it didn’t take me a month to read. And way too many characters that have nothing to define each one.