Review by onmalsshelf - Don't Cry for Me

onmalsshelf 's review for:

Don't Cry for Me by Daniel Black

4.25

challenging sad medium-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

If you're considering picking this up, try out the audio. Narrated by the author, I think he conveys this epistolary novel well.

I'm a little confused on why all of the 1-2 star reviews think all scumbag dads deserve redemption arcs, because they don't. They can try to redeem themselves at the end of their lives, but it never works and that is what the author showed here.

This could've been five stars for me if there would've been a few chapters from Isaac's POV reading the letters from his father. Even just one at the very end.

Content Warnings