3.91 AVERAGE

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

Very propelling. The story kept me interested and the descriptions of the emotions, women’s roles,
marriage, motherhood
was all well done. The anger of Olga and intensity in certain parts was not problematic for me per se, but her coming completely unhinged
because of her marriage made me wonder a little. 
Olga seemed like a bad person but I was kind of rooting for her. 
challenging dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

“ I found myself alone and frightened by my own desperation.”

“ A broken clock that, because its metal heart continued to beat, was now breaking the time of everything else.”

“ What a mistake it had been to close off the meaning of my existence in the rites that Mario offered with cautious conjugal rapture.”

emotional tense
challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was heartbreaking and though I have empathy for the main character, I couldn’t quite relate to her breakdown in a way that let me find connection with her. It was so very messy (though quite apt as well considering that life is indeed messy). I appreciate that the emotional toll of a divorce with infidelity would cause quite the upheaval and in that, the story is not unrealistic. 
reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No