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Ali Smith

3.84 AVERAGE

reflective slow-paced
emotional hopeful 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
emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Voy súper tarde con esta review pero bueno: 
Iba con menos ilusión que con Autumn porque me juraron que este libro era el más flojo de todos. A mí no me lo ha parecido en absoluto. Como el primero de Seasonal Quartet, me lo leí en muy poquitos días y realmente me enganchó. Me gusta mucho como escribe Ali Smith, y este libro yo creo que capta la esencia del invierno a la perfección. Es una historia diferente pero tiene un hilo que la une con el libro anterior. 
Este libro trata sobre una familia bastante disfuncional que se reúne en Navidad. Es una historia de Navidad pero muy diferente. Como siempre tiene crítica política y a la sociedad en general, y se aprecia muy bien. Los personajes parecen una caricatura pero no están tan lejos de la realidad como podríamos pensar. 
De momento es mi favorito de la serie, y tengo muchas ganas de leer Spring. Ali Smith nunca decepciona.
challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective medium-paced

As usual, Ali Smith blends beautiful writing with engaging characters that feel like real people. Fair warning: it is very literary fiction.
challenging reflective slow-paced
challenging emotional funny hopeful 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
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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: Yes

Really clever piece of writing that kept me confused but wanting to read more. I think it would get better the more you read it so will be reading it again next winter.