tashaa_t 's review for:

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
3.25
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
As much as I found the writing style extremely beautiful, I didn't find the plot particularly interesting. I enjoyed the characters and their relationships with one another, and how they grow and change through the tragedy but it did feel like not a lot really happened. I would have liked to know more about Hamnet, I feel his death did not really hit as hard as it could have as we hardly know him before this happens. The book is definitely more about his mother Agnes.

I would be interested in reading more by Maggie O'Farrell after this, as I did really enjoy the way she writes.
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