A review by owenhoover
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a beautiful book. It took me a little while to get into the story, but once I was in, I was hooked. The characters are beautiful and tragically human without being anything so simple as mundane or common. Hamnet took a celebrated historical figure and retold his story, all without ever saying his name. All told, a wonderful book with a perfectly executed ending.