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La vita impossibile

Matt Haig

3.52 AVERAGE

inspiring mysterious fast-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: Complicated
adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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
adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
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DID NOT FINISH: 25%

Just no. Wound up stumbling upon a spoiler review (with no warning— hate that) that made me realize I would just get really annoyed w this one. 
mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

Another slow burner. Like Grace, you start out feeling a little bewildered by the tale she is following, but gradually come to an acceptance of the unbelievable becoming believable. The mysterious and magical combine with an ecological tale and ultimately dealing with letting go of grief and guilt. Beautiful.
mysterious medium-paced
medium-paced

If you are looking for a book with mystery, mystical features, and waves of profound dialogue, this book is for you.

This book will leave you pondering the simplicity and complexity of life all at the same time. Nothing is simple in the book and yet everything is.

This book is about leaning into our world, our thoughts, our beliefs, and finding the joy and wonder in the minuet.

The author was very clever in make the female protagonist a seventy-two-year-old woman who has spent the majority of her years in a grief so thick, she forgot how to live. She becomes the heroine of the story and more importantly, her life.

There were some parts that became a bit too sci-fi for me, but I really just ignored these detours to focus on the underlying theme of our world uniting us in its beauty and intrigue.