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A review by mimsyreads
Ghosts of Harvard by Francesca Serritella
4.0
this is a ~450 pg book, and i got through it in 3 sittings, mostly because of the easy pacing and narrative structure. in reading what is considered dark academia, i notice a few essential qualities that each novel should have under that genre: this one carries that similar guise quite well.
one thing: i grew progressively more stressed as i navigated my way thru this work, as our main character delved deeper into the explorative obsession for her brother’s moments at harvard. this alone was generally enough to keep me hooked me reading (at 3am, as usual). cannot speak for how accurate the portrayal of mental illness was, but i can tell that a lot of thought and research was involved in the creation of the story. i would say that the last few sections of the novel seemed more so out of the blue and rushed, so i can’t exactly give it all five stars.
one thing: i grew progressively more stressed as i navigated my way thru this work, as our main character delved deeper into the explorative obsession for her brother’s moments at harvard. this alone was generally enough to keep me hooked me reading (at 3am, as usual). cannot speak for how accurate the portrayal of mental illness was, but i can tell that a lot of thought and research was involved in the creation of the story. i would say that the last few sections of the novel seemed more so out of the blue and rushed, so i can’t exactly give it all five stars.