19.5k reviews for:

Hamnet

Maggie O'Farrell

4.19 AVERAGE

susaben's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

verballyducey's review against another edition

4.25

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

rachelyijia's review against another edition

4.25

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

girluninterrupted's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 -- started off really not liking this book (nearly dnf-ed it) but I pushed thru and the second half became the major redeeming factor.

shlbyv's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

liamgaughan's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carlacanning's review against another edition

4.0

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i really liked how descriptive this book was, i could imagine every little thing (but that also worked against it at times)
i found it really moving but also slightly repetitive. i like that she wrote this book just based off her own wonderings about Shakespeare and his son and Hamlet (which i really enjoyed in high school, tyvm)
i also liked that shakespeare was not the main character lol
solid read, probably not for everyone 3.75 upon finishing ILL BE BACK TO UPDATE IN 6 MONTHS MAYBE

andreapepsii's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship

loesje_listens's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

agreco92's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes