A review by c_serpent
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is a novel about grief and loss and absence. It is not about Hamnet so much as it is about his mother, Agnes.

It is beautiful. It is beautiful. It is beautiful.

Total score: 5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Sexual content