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my_a's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Not what I was expecting- in form or focus. The vignette style was unique and I really enjoyed it, short and sharp, this kept my focus and gave the story a more fluid and emerging narrative.
I feel like the focus of the book is slightly mis-sold by the blurb and quotes etc. It's less about the sister coping post-loss, most of the book is about their lives growing up, then his final few months and only the final section of the book is the years after.
But still, I enjoyed it. The prose was direct but precise and layered in places. The final sentences got me.
I feel like the focus of the book is slightly mis-sold by the blurb and quotes etc. It's less about the sister coping post-loss, most of the book is about their lives growing up, then his final few months and only the final section of the book is the years after.
But still, I enjoyed it. The prose was direct but precise and layered in places. The final sentences got me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Sexual assault
sinneblommen's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A novel about grief, loss, and love, told through a series of vignettes by a woman who has lost her twin brother to suicide. However, it is about more than his death, it is about how being a sibling (and especially a twin) affects your outlook on the world. How you spend a childhood with someone else, orbiting each other, pulling at each other, and growing around each other.
It reminded me of my own relationship with my brother, being so similar, yet so incredibly different. Although we never were as co-dependent as the main characters are in this, I really want to give him a hug.
It reminded me of my own relationship with my brother, being so similar, yet so incredibly different. Although we never were as co-dependent as the main characters are in this, I really want to give him a hug.
My brother had gone and with him, all of my past. I came from nothing and was going nowhere.
The writing is incredibly direct, honest, without frills, which works well with the vignette style of telling the story. You skip around a lot, but you always knows what’s going on. Plus it really showcases how grief changes over the course of the mourning process. You remember things, you lose touch with your feelings, you want to know everything, you hold on too tight, and eventually, you let things go.
Considering it is a book about suicide, there are definitely some dark moments, although none of them are graphic or obscene. There are vignettes about bullying, sexual assault, depression, loss of a sibling, and suicide.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Suicide
sparklynightmare's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Sexual assault and Bullying
lauren_mansfield0201's review
emotional
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
Minor: Sexual assault
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