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emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I really enjoyed reading the book. In the beginning, I had difficulties to bond with the main character, but grew to like him over the course of the story. The novel is not very eventful but captured me through the attentive descriptions of everyday life, relationships and facing oneself.
As others have written, it's a "quiet" novel.
I'm just not so convinced by the background story of the main character who is super rich and was orphaned as a child. Part of the story then is how he deals with his privileges and his trauma. I feel like these tropes appear inproportionately often in novels to make the plot more dramatic or sth - which wouldn't have been necessary for the perspectives and themes the book explores. In a way. Not completely sure yet what to make of it.
As others have written, it's a "quiet" novel.
I'm just not so convinced by the background story of the main character who is super rich and was orphaned as a child. Part of the story then is how he deals with his privileges and his trauma. I feel like these tropes appear inproportionately often in novels to make the plot more dramatic or sth - which wouldn't have been necessary for the perspectives and themes the book explores. In a way. Not completely sure yet what to make of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Car accident
Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Bullying, and Grief
Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Child abuse, and War
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