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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cool time loop
This is a book that will completely mess with you head and you will love it for that reason. You will also love it for being beautifully written, filled with smart, clever, loveable, annoying people, and for the fact that you are never going to know exactly what is going on, what is true, what is going to happen next. I knew the basic premise of the book but was surprised at how much I was touched by the writing about the war, about how much I cared about the relationships within. As much as I love Jackson Brodie, I have to say that Ursula is coming in a very close second. Fantastic and recommended.
*He lay in the cold bed, the piccalilli repeating unpleasantly. He wished he was at home, next to the slack, warm body of Mrs. Fellowes, a woman to whom nature had denied elegance and who always smelled vaguely of fried onions. Not necessarily a disagreeable thing.*
*Sylvie's knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far ranging, "the sign that one has acquired one's learning from novels, rather than an education," according to Sylvie.*
*After their purchases in soft furnishings Sylvie and Ursula had taken afternoon tea in John Lewis's restaurant, served by a grimly efficient waitress. "I'm always so glad," Sylvie murmured, "that I don't have to take a turn at being other people."*
*She was tremendously fond of Ralph. Not hounded by love the way some women were. With Creighton she had been teased endlessly by the idea of it, but with Ralph it was more straightforward. Again not love, more like the feelings you would have for a favorite dog (and, no, she would never have said such a thing to him. Some people, a lot of people, didn't understand how attached one could be to a dog).*
*He lay in the cold bed, the piccalilli repeating unpleasantly. He wished he was at home, next to the slack, warm body of Mrs. Fellowes, a woman to whom nature had denied elegance and who always smelled vaguely of fried onions. Not necessarily a disagreeable thing.*
*Sylvie's knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far ranging, "the sign that one has acquired one's learning from novels, rather than an education," according to Sylvie.*
*After their purchases in soft furnishings Sylvie and Ursula had taken afternoon tea in John Lewis's restaurant, served by a grimly efficient waitress. "I'm always so glad," Sylvie murmured, "that I don't have to take a turn at being other people."*
*She was tremendously fond of Ralph. Not hounded by love the way some women were. With Creighton she had been teased endlessly by the idea of it, but with Ralph it was more straightforward. Again not love, more like the feelings you would have for a favorite dog (and, no, she would never have said such a thing to him. Some people, a lot of people, didn't understand how attached one could be to a dog).*
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Kept me engaged throughout, a real page turner. Beautifully written as well.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Couldn't get hooked and too busy with The Way of Kings to dedicate time to it.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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