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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Really enjoyed the prose, but I think a lot of this went over my head, missing the church-y references.
Quite good autobiographical first novel. I wa suprised by how much I liked it.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I appreciate the historical context, but phew that was dense and slow.
“I miss God. I miss the company of someone utterly loyal” !!!!!
forever obsessed with this woman. such simple prose but it packs such a punch— feels like i’m reading a children’s storybook and a work of contemporary genius at the same time. and the way she needles in and out of different timelines……..genuinely astounding. literary god. mwah love her 5/5
forever obsessed with this woman. such simple prose but it packs such a punch— feels like i’m reading a children’s storybook and a work of contemporary genius at the same time. and the way she needles in and out of different timelines……..genuinely astounding. literary god. mwah love her 5/5
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The last chapter, which is about how lonely and directionless life is after leaving the church, had me in tears multiple times.
But if I were to fictionalize my life, I'd give it a more sound plot structure. The novel just ends without a conclusion. Admittedly, I'm still trying to figure out how such a conclusion could look like for my own story with the church, but I wouldn't write a novel about it until I had one.
But if I were to fictionalize my life, I'd give it a more sound plot structure. The novel just ends without a conclusion. Admittedly, I'm still trying to figure out how such a conclusion could look like for my own story with the church, but I wouldn't write a novel about it until I had one.