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Grave Talk

Nick Spalding

4.04 AVERAGE

magreader's review against another edition

5.0

medium-paced

dedraps's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amyleighc's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad

noodletuna123's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad 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

gangstergab's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

This book is so pure!! I was reading this story through laughter and tears throughout. Such a great story.

thesmokymountainsreader's review

4.0

Grave Talk by Nick Spalding wasn’t what I expected, in a good way. The main female character Alice has lost her husband Joe and she visits his grave every year on his birthday. The main male character Ben has lost his brother Harry and also visits his brother’s grave on the same day every year. However, Ben is dressed as a different ridiculous character each year, per his brother’s last requests. They meet on one of these visits while Ben is dressed as Kermit the Frog. Their friendship begins as they reminisce about their lost loved ones and their grief. They form a bond of sorts, and meet every year on the same day, at the same time, and place.

The format of this book is unlike any I’ve read before. It is structured around the two characters meeting at the grave sites, one chapter per year and meeting. Each chapter has a section devoted to Alice and one to Ben. We are privy to their inner thoughts and their outer conversations. I liked this aspect of the book. I thought this would bother me, but the more I read, the more comfortable I became with it. The characters were very well written and there were moments I laughed out loud. The book seemed slow in parts and I thought the ending was slightly rushed. However, it was still a wonderful read!

Overall, I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars. It was beautiful, sad, funny, and real. I will recommend it to others. Thank you to Lake Union Publishing for providing this book for review consideration via Net Galley. All opinions are my own.