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reabetswe_monaledi 's review for:
Blue Sisters
by Coco Mellors
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“Look at an umbilical cord—tough, sinuous, unlovely, yet essential—and compare it to a friendship bracelet of brightly woven thread. That is the difference between a sister an a friend.”
from the very beginning, Mellors had me believing that these sisters and their characteristics were cemented, forever encased in their grief. however, as the story took shape and their dreams, hopes and fears became my own, i was pleasantly surprised to feel my own grief.
to think back on my own experiences and see myself in these characters. a TikToker whose video i once watched (wild thing to be writing in a book review) stated, “it’s like i pull up my grief to every table i sit at,” and i think that holds true to myself, to the Blue sisters, and to anyone who has ever experienced grief.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Grief
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment