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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Delicate. Subtle. Beautiful. Spiritual (without being preachy). I love reading Elizabeth Strout!
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
This quiet, moving book came out of nowhere and wrecked me in the end. Elizabeth Strout is already my sweet spot. Her straightforward, yet gentle prose has a way of revealing all the character has. She brings them to life. My heart physically ached for the Reverend Tyler and his clearly hurting daughter. Somehow Strout sucked me back to childhood pain of my own. She is that good. This book has yes, heartbreak, but hope, and prayer, and song too. It also has gossip and assumption and all those things I abhor, and she wrote them perfectly- because I ran hot reading it, y’all. This just may be my favorite Elizabeth Strout novel to date. Yes. It was that good.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Definitely recommend. I wouldn't necessarily think that I'd enjoy a story about a minister in New England in the 1950s, but Elizabeth Strout is a great writer.
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
sad
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