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brunogcarr's review against another edition
4.0
Muito bem narrado, muito cativante... voltarei a W. Maxwell. Mais meia estrela, por favor.
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
4.0
Spare and poignant. A moving story. Maxwell's evocation of childhood possibly the best I've read.
urikastov's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
candlereader's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very short book, divided into two parts, the first being basically a memoir about a boy's growing up in the wake of his mother's death, and the second an exercise in imaginative empathy as Maxwell recreates the circumstances surrounding a terrible murder that occurred in his community in 1921, when he was thirteen. The book touches on grief, family dynamics, guilt, and friendship, and it manages to touch quite a few emotional buttons in the reader despite not being very long. In other words, I felt all the feels with this one. The writing itself is masterful, with finely crafted sentences and phrasing and vivid descriptive details that bring people and places to life. This novel is not structured as a traditional novel with the classic story arc. It is blend of fact and fiction that meanders between narrative storytelling and personal introspection, and it manages to be both beautiful and powerful. Highly recommended.
salomlamouette's review against another edition
Je crois que je suis passée à côté… 🙃
inspectorlychee's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.5
Liked snippets of the writing but didn’t really manage to connect with the story. Read it in a fragmented way because I was busy though.
blaineduncan's review against another edition
5.0
When I finished the last chapter, the book took my breath like a good book should do. Almost everything leading up to the ending was haunting as well.
sealifemarine's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
paigecooperstein's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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
4.0
lizzylikesbooks's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0