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El hombre de hojalata

Sarah Winman

4.03 AVERAGE

emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beautiful prose with complicated, thoughtful characters. The timeline jumping and perspective shifting confused me at first, but it all came together and made sense in hindsight.  Overall, a really reflective read. 
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark sad 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: Yes

i’m not really sure what rate this or say 😭

the writing is beautiful, and the “point” of this book aka to highlight little moments etc was done perfectly

but i still just don’t feel 100% sold I guess! i wish i knew more about the characters. but also the way the relationships in the boom were described made me feel things like i was there with them

it’s also a pretty quick read even if it’s quite sad 😭

What a beauty of a book. Winman wastes no time in getting to the heart of human experience. Life is so, so sad, but oh! the moments of beauty and grace that we get to experience make it so very worth the sadness.

This is one of those books that I had to put down every few pages, sometimes just to think about what I had just read, sometimes to let out a little sob. I loved Ellis and Michael and Annie. You will too, if you have a heart.
emotional reflective sad
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was beautiful and heartbreaking, i love the love these characters shared. Wonderfully written, descriptive and immersive.. I will need to come back to this book 
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Hard time reading the last 3 pages. Huge lump in my throat and tears blurring my vision!
emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated