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El hombre de hojalata

Sarah Winman

4.03 AVERAGE

emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective sad 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
Loveable characters: No
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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 was beautiful and it absolutely wrecked me.
emotional sad medium-paced
emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

*4.5*

“There's something about first love, isn't there? It's untouchable to those who played no part in it. But it's the measure of all that follows...

Tin Man made me ache with nostalgia of the times we wish to remember and those we try to forget. It is an exquisite study of life, loss, beauty, pain, friendship, and love.

“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 earth.”

I initially bought this based on the beautiful paperback cover. I had little idea of what was in store for me. However, I was quickly captivated by the sorrowful simplicity and savored every page of this delicious, heart-wrenching novel.

“I've missed you, he says.
In my chest, the sound of an exhausted swallow falling gently to earth.”

I can see why so many people people have raved about this book, it just didn’t have the same impact on me. But it is beautiful