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A review by emtay
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This book takes on a poetic lilt unlike many others. While I prefer the golden flashbacks, the joy the two lovers had in youth, it allows you the hope and perseverance to see through their darkest nights. Every character was distinct in point of view and action, perfectly well-developed so that nothing was surprising and yet everything was. Every new detail came like a spark.
An exploration of grief, family, and perseverance. What happens when the we believe a truth so fully that we become blinded to reality. Bears a hint of the message that we all cope with grief, with life, differently and to know someone means entering that space and knowing it together.
“She can look at a person and see right into their very soul… She will take a person for who they are, not what they are not or ought to be”. Agnes loses sight of this, in the throws of grief and habits of youth, but I believe finds her way home to herself.
An exploration of grief, family, and perseverance. What happens when the we believe a truth so fully that we become blinded to reality. Bears a hint of the message that we all cope with grief, with life, differently and to know someone means entering that space and knowing it together.
“She can look at a person and see right into their very soul… She will take a person for who they are, not what they are not or ought to be”. Agnes loses sight of this, in the throws of grief and habits of youth, but I believe finds her way home to herself.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse