A review by cultbyproxy
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

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

3.0

“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 to myself, to the Blue sisters, and for anyone who has every had to experience grief. 
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