19.5k reviews for:

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

4.19 AVERAGE

adventurous mysterious sad medium-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

Tragic yet wonderful
emotional reflective sad 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: Complicated
emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

Devastador, y triste, y doloroso, pero tanta belleza.
emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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

Enjoyed reading about the plague but found some of it quite dull. The blurb basically just tells you the entire plot - not much happens. Really not sure why there's so much hype around it.

What a very human novel. A speculation on the personal lives of a family we know so little about. Their possible inner-worlds. 

At times I felt like this novel was long-winded in its prose. This is more about my taste than an actual critique, though. 

This is also a book that gets better as you go. Starts weakly, but builds on itself well. 

“Remember me.”
dark emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated