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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
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Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Good writing, but not enough plot to hang onto for my personal reading preference
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hey what
Absolutely fantastic writing, with a brilliant framing, narrative voice and eerily realistic setting. The sudden genre shift and meta textual awareness at the end felt a bit sudden, on the nose, and underdeveloped, but Armfield's writing sings and it was a pleasure to be immersed in this watery climate disaster.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful writing. That’s about it.
Honestly this book has just finished me off, that ending literally made me sob
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Private Rites was an excellent book telling the story of three completely opposite sisters in a post climate disaster world. The book touched on many different themes and I particularly liked the post late stage capitalism realism. The working while the world is falling apart at your minimum wage job? Very sadly realistic.
It was easy to read in the background and I found myself finishing it very quickly. I liked the deep exploration of emotions as well as the queer themes and found family.
The ending felt a little 180 but it was good still .
It was easy to read in the background and I found myself finishing it very quickly. I liked the deep exploration of emotions as well as the queer themes and found family.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I mean. Would have been great if it wasn’t just the exact plot of Hereditary but on water..?
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read Our Wives Under The Sea last year and couldn’t wait to read Private Rites when it was announced. It did not disappoint. Julia Armfield truly has a way with words and while I was dissatisfied with the plot, I stayed for the writing style.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very uncanny depiction of a climate dystopia. The ending will not please some people but I welcomed the change of pace.