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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
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:
No
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
nearly impossible for me to put down at the end. loved how the aftermath of hamnet’s death was written. agnes you have my whole heart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Grief, Pregnancy
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
casi ha hecho que me caiga mal shakespeare.
a ver, no es que no me haya gustado. es solo que AY tenía taaanto potencial. trata un tema, el principal y único que me importa: las relaciones entre gemelos.
como gemela, adoro leer sobre historias con protagonistas gemelos o que se adentren a intentar plasmar lo increíble que ser gemelo. well.
claro que lloré con la parte de "what do you call a twin when one of them dies" porque uf... pero es cierto que el estilo era un poco lento, luego cambiaba (entiendo que a propósito), e igual se me hacía demasido literal.
en algún punto del libro solo estaba pensando en lo mucho que me apetece ver la película de chloé zhao cuando salga porque sé que esta historia en sus manos va a ser chulísima e incluso me va a llegar más. chloé no me falles 🫵
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
“Every life has its kernel, its hub, its epicentre, from which everything flows out, to which everything returns.”
I'm not really sure to start with this one. As soon as I closed it, I wanted to flip the book back open and start reading it again.
It was one of the rare times I found myself reading the same sentence over and over because it was just that beautiful. It felt as though every sentence was worth an hour lingering on it, breathing it in, storing it in my heart.
I thought The Marriage Portrait was gorgeously written but Hamnet blows it out of the water. I don't think I've ever read something so beautiful, so deeply emotional and yet so easy to read.
This will be one of those books that I wish I could erase from my memory, just so I could read it again for the first time.
Not only were the plot and characters meticulously crafted and the time period captured in a timeless way, the emotion, the prose, really every element of this novel was perfection.
This is one of my new favorites, of all time. It is a masterclass in writing, something I will aspire to in my own work and also just a book and a story that I think anyone could enjoy.
So guys, please go read this! like right now!
“What is given may be taken away, at any time. Cruelty and devastation wait for you around corners, inside coffers, behind doors: they can leap out at you at any time, like a thief or brigand."
I'm not really sure to start with this one. As soon as I closed it, I wanted to flip the book back open and start reading it again.
It was one of the rare times I found myself reading the same sentence over and over because it was just that beautiful. It felt as though every sentence was worth an hour lingering on it, breathing it in, storing it in my heart.
I thought The Marriage Portrait was gorgeously written but Hamnet blows it out of the water. I don't think I've ever read something so beautiful, so deeply emotional and yet so easy to read.
This will be one of those books that I wish I could erase from my memory, just so I could read it again for the first time.
Not only were the plot and characters meticulously crafted and the time period captured in a timeless way, the emotion, the prose, really every element of this novel was perfection.
This is one of my new favorites, of all time. It is a masterclass in writing, something I will aspire to in my own work and also just a book and a story that I think anyone could enjoy.
So guys, please go read this! like right now!
“What is given may be taken away, at any time. Cruelty and devastation wait for you around corners, inside coffers, behind doors: they can leap out at you at any time, like a thief or brigand."
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
More of a 4.5 but still so good. I love the author’s creative liberties and all of the natural descriptions. Beautiful and sad.
A powerful depiction of grief but let down by the rest of the book being somewhat meandering and a seemingly pointless plot
beautiful, heartbreaking.
i put off reading this for years because i thought i wouldn’t enjoy it. how silly!
i put off reading this for years because i thought i wouldn’t enjoy it. how silly!
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I think this is one of those books that will stay with me and I will think about a lot!!
I wasn’t expecting it to hit as hard as it did. I think it shows how grief can be shared by a group of people but also be held in isolation. The resentment of how one person’s grief doesn’t match another’s and then the realisation that they have been going through the same process was done so well.
I wasn’t expecting it to hit as hard as it did. I think it shows how grief can be shared by a group of people but also be held in isolation. The resentment of how one person’s grief doesn’t match another’s and then the realisation that they have been going through the same process was done so well.
sad
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
the writing seemed a little long winded to me and I struggled with that a lot.
I also strongly disliked the addition of magic, and the fact that the famous persons (shakespeare’s) wife was written to be extra special. if the magic had just been rumours that could have been really interesting though.
I also strongly disliked the addition of magic, and the fact that the famous persons (shakespeare’s) wife was written to be extra special. if the magic had just been rumours that could have been really interesting though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic