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A review by geraldine
Briefly, A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
i wonder if this book is any better or worse if you have a prior interest in the personal lives of polish pianist frederic chopin and french novelist george sand.
i was genuinely invested in the life (and afterlife) of our narrator but every time chopin started coughing blood into tissues i wanted it to go back to teen ghosts bullying people
i do think the framing device and writing style worked like, i don't love third person omniscient but "third person omnicient told as first person narrative and she IS omnicient because she is a ghost" came through. just wish i liked the story she was seeing better!!!
hope you had a fun rest of your afterlife, blanca
i was genuinely invested in the life (and afterlife) of our narrator but every time chopin started coughing blood into tissues i wanted it to go back to teen ghosts bullying people
i do think the framing device and writing style worked like, i don't love third person omniscient but "third person omnicient told as first person narrative and she IS omnicient because she is a ghost" came through. just wish i liked the story she was seeing better!!!
hope you had a fun rest of your afterlife, blanca