Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter with Jot Davies (Narrator)

1 hour, 43 minutes • first pub 2015 (view editions) user-added

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother’s sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.In this moment of despair they are visit...

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Community Reviews

3.8
based on 13,088 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

sad: 73%

reflective: 64%

dark: 55%

challenging: 28%

hopeful: 26%

funny: 22%

mysterious: 14%

inspiring: 9%

tense: 5%

adventurous: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

64% of readers chose fast
23% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
14% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
27% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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