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reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
No
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a really fun one to read. I loved Sophia and her sister's relationship and the conversations they had. Lux was such a sweet character, very caring and honest and intelligent. I felt bad for Art but I enjoyed his character development of being more reflective on how he treated his ex. Smith did a lot of research into protests to write about ones that actually happened in this book since Art's aunt was involved in a lot of them which I thought was very cool. I loved the ending with everything coming full circle. I'm not sure what the floating head was a symbol of but it kept me reading in the beginning. I can't wait to read the next one!
3,5
Nadal jestem zauroczona poetyką drobiazgu i przelotności, przeinteligentnymi dialogami (Ali Smith powinna pisać dramaty), subtelnością i współczesnym nerwem schowanym gdzieś pomiędzy znaczącym i znaczonym.
A jednak Zima faktycznie wypada gorzej od Jesieni, mniej frapują relacje, dużo tu chwytów z ckliwego świątecznego filmu.
Pozostaje tylko czekać na Wiosnę.
Nadal jestem zauroczona poetyką drobiazgu i przelotności, przeinteligentnymi dialogami (Ali Smith powinna pisać dramaty), subtelnością i współczesnym nerwem schowanym gdzieś pomiędzy znaczącym i znaczonym.
A jednak Zima faktycznie wypada gorzej od Jesieni, mniej frapują relacje, dużo tu chwytów z ckliwego świątecznego filmu.
Pozostaje tylko czekać na Wiosnę.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautifully written, haunting, melancholy, and filled with both (late 2010s) politics and art. It’s a complicated, non-chronological narrative and you have to accept that you’re not going to know what’s going on all the time (the floating head??? what was going on there?) but between that there are some outstanding moments that capture the complexity of familial relationships. The argument between Sophia and Iris at the dinner table was a real standout to me. I also love it when characters have oddly specific issues (like Art’s ex impersonating his nature blog on Twitter), it really helps to flesh them out and make them real. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Dementia, Death of parent
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
This one didn't work for me unfortunately. I really enjoyed Autumn, but Winter's puzzle I couldn't solve. It felt too fragmented; some fragments were good, others I didn't enjoy as much. Autumn is also fragmented, but somehow it's more digestible and comes together nicely.
Winter is very bleak. The angry Brexit novel quoting Trump. There's something grumpy and a bit rambling about it, and somethings I-told-you-so about it, and something almost condescending about it. As if to say "Look at the state of the world and this country! Of course peopel like you made it so!" It's just my impression, though. I understand how big this issue is.
Autumn forms a full, complete picture easily for me, Winter not so much. Still, there's a lot to admire about it, and, as I said, there are parts of it I enjoyed.
Winter is very bleak. The angry Brexit novel quoting Trump. There's something grumpy and a bit rambling about it, and somethings I-told-you-so about it, and something almost condescending about it. As if to say "Look at the state of the world and this country! Of course peopel like you made it so!" It's just my impression, though. I understand how big this issue is.
Autumn forms a full, complete picture easily for me, Winter not so much. Still, there's a lot to admire about it, and, as I said, there are parts of it I enjoyed.