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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
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
challenging
emotional
informative
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:
No
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is exactly what I want in a novel:
✅ a family saga that spans across generations
✅ great character development
✅ beautiful writing
✅ opened my world up to other experiences I don’t know enough about
I can’t begin to sum up the plot and each character storyline, just read it. It’s so good.
✅ a family saga that spans across generations
✅ great character development
✅ beautiful writing
✅ opened my world up to other experiences I don’t know enough about
I can’t begin to sum up the plot and each character storyline, just read it. It’s so good.
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, War
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Maybe the problem is that you can’t read Homegoing and then ever have another multigenerational story hold a candle to it? I dunno, I felt actually fairly similarly about this story as I did with Pachinko - just couldn’t get into it and felt as though the stories jumped at all the wrong times and I didn’t get enough from each character while with them.
And not to just pile on the whining but everyone seems to note how amazing and lyrical the writing is but I didn’t find that to be the case? It often felt very straightforward and not at all emotional enough. I felt so detached from every person and from the events in their lives, never given enough (or the right?) context to sink into the snapshots given and to understand their perspectives or experiences. It just really didn’t land with me.
Also (spoiler) the very last part of the book being a senior citizen / Alzheimer’s driven sex scene REALLY threw me. Would have never ever ever guessed that’s how the book would end haha.
And not to just pile on the whining but everyone seems to note how amazing and lyrical the writing is but I didn’t find that to be the case? It often felt very straightforward and not at all emotional enough. I felt so detached from every person and from the events in their lives, never given enough (or the right?) context to sink into the snapshots given and to understand their perspectives or experiences. It just really didn’t land with me.
Also (spoiler) the very last part of the book being a senior citizen / Alzheimer’s driven sex scene REALLY threw me. Would have never ever ever guessed that’s how the book would end haha.