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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
10 out of 5 stars. So so so so good
dark
emotional
sad
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:
Yes
Dense, poetic writing and incredibly realistic characters. A lot of this book is like you’re looking at the soul of America… fast food, addiction, broken systems, strained families 😔 But Hai’s relationship with Grazina is my favorite.
“The hardest thing in the world is to live only once.”
“Do you think a life you can't remember is still a good life?”
“That’s what wealth is, he realized: to live in a house where all the tools of living are out of sight.”
“Most people are soft and scared. They’re fucking mushy. We are a mushy species. You talk to anybody for more than half an hour and you realize everything they do is a sham to keep themselves from falling apart. […] People put on this facade of strength. They act like they have a purpose and a mission and their whole life is supposed to lead to this grand fucking thesis of who they are.”
“Because to remember is to fill the present with the past, which meant that the cost of remembering anything, anything at all, is life itself. We murder ourselves, he thought, by remembering.”
“The hardest thing in the world is to live only once.”
“Do you think a life you can't remember is still a good life?”
“That’s what wealth is, he realized: to live in a house where all the tools of living are out of sight.”
“Most people are soft and scared. They’re fucking mushy. We are a mushy species. You talk to anybody for more than half an hour and you realize everything they do is a sham to keep themselves from falling apart. […] People put on this facade of strength. They act like they have a purpose and a mission and their whole life is supposed to lead to this grand fucking thesis of who they are.”
“Because to remember is to fill the present with the past, which meant that the cost of remembering anything, anything at all, is life itself. We murder ourselves, he thought, by remembering.”
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Yes
I loved the characters and all of their glorious flaws. Grazina was amazing and the way Hai bonded with her, and took care of her, was so lovely.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I will be thinking about the images in this book for forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, War
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A stunning piece of art. The plot is so simplistic but is communicated in a way that moves you on a profound level. I loved it.