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A review by cmvoelkel
How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House by Cherie Jones
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
4.5
I listened to the audio version of this book and couldn't be more grateful that I did. The narration is really impeccable and so adds to the power of this very understated and poetic telling of an extremely gripping and devastating story. This is truly excellent writing, the only thing I missed about listening to the audiobook was not being able to underline so many understatedly beautiful passages in this text. The only thing which I didn't love about this story was the implausibility of the interconnectedness of all these stories, but that was a minor quibble about a truly excellent novel.
I listened to the audio version of this book and couldn't be more grateful that I did. The narration is really impeccable and so adds to the power of this very understated and poetic telling of an extremely gripping and devastating story. This is truly excellent writing, the only thing I missed about listening to the audiobook was not being able to underline so many understatedly beautiful passages in this text. The only thing which I didn't love about this story was the implausibility of the interconnectedness of all these stories, but that was a minor quibble about a truly excellent novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child death