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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
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:
No
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
While I've heard good things about the end of this book. The begging was just to slow and I had no feelings towards this book. I did try to return to it as it is a book club read with some good reviews but it was starting to send me into a reading slump. May be worth the read for others but I just couldn't feel a connection to it.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
I can’t tell if I struggled with the theme and writing of the book itself or if the book was partially a victim of circumstances and poor timing in my life (I.e. busy life, work stuff, kid stuff). Unfortunately, I literally had to drag myself into this book each time I went to read it up until the last ten chapters or so. I am not one to give up on books (they must be terribly horribly bad for me to quit) so I still finished, but it took forever, it felt like work, it was unenthusiastic, and I felt the ending was lacking in every possible way for climactic delivery. I had a hard time liking the characters though I’m not sure this one was the fault of the author- I think I just have biases that are my own for people who make choices and then throw pity parties about them and act like victims. There was much I probably could have enjoyed about this book at a different time perhaps, but even then I’m not sure. I still give it three stars for originality, clarity and storyline overall. But I can’t imagine a more boring read.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Unfortunately, while I didn’t actively dislike it, this book just fell a bit flat for me. I can definitely see the vision and I felt the pull of the themes - class struggles, women’s rights, education, war, loss - but nothing felt 100% “there”. I honestly felt like the love story was inconsequential and would have liked if the author focused more on the women’s relationships/friendships with one another as to me this held more appeal and relevance. I do kind of see the value the love story brings to the narrative but there were probably other ways to achieve the intended point without centring it around romance.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced