3.23k reviews for:

Tin Man

Sarah Winman

4.03 AVERAGE

emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes

Such a deftly written novel. About love and heartbreak and friendship and grief.
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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: Complicated

delicious. rips your heart open then sews it back together. beautifully written but not challenging. re-readable.  10/10
emotional 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: No

3.5
dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A perfect gem of a book. This writer’s skill is up to the disruptive layering of time. We bounce around, but it serves to deepen our knowing and increase enjoyment of the characters.

And I wonder what the sound of a heart breaking might be. And I think it might be quiet, unperceptively so, and not dramatic at all. Like the sound of an exhausted swallow falling gently to the earth. 

This book held so much in such a short space. It was simple, yet so expansive. It was a really beautiful read about life, love, friendship, desire, heartache, loss, and hope. I'm sure I missed some descriptors there, but no matter. If you want a book to kind of punch you in the heart but then give you a helping hand up, read this one.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

sarah winman loves to do a slow meditative text on family and love and summers in europe. and i love it every time