374 reviews for:

Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.69 AVERAGE

ben009's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes

ijm's review against another edition

2.0

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

savidgereads's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mface's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 68%

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I couldn’t do it. Weird, incestuous, not for me. Everyone was insufferable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia

maxmaxmax's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Yes

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Wasn't initially sure what to expect from this book, appearing to be somewhere between a historically inspired piece and a reimagining of Shakespeare's Henry IV and Henry V. But having since finished it in just under 4 days, I can only say that I very much look forward to reading more from this author - I haven't been this disappointed to find out that a novel is a debut in a very long time! I love Bratton's writing style, and I love the way he made all the characters feel very truly real. In spite of the lives they lead, the very aristocratic manners and motions they go through, they still also feel like people you could easily meet in your day to day. What a fantastic book- Bratton has a great career ahead of him, for certain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

hotgirleliott's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent

Moderate: Eating disorder

57efforts's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jasbennett's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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st aubyn but against the backdrop of brexit 

lisam17's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nanaa_chui's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced