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A review by alex_fahmi
Pastoral by André Alexis
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Andre Alexis fucking devoured with this book! I will say, I'd given Fifteen Dogs a chance in the past, and it put me off of Alexis' writing for a while (it's not him, I think I just burned out of my sentient animals phase once I had finished all the warrior cats books -- I digress). However, Pastoral knocked my socks off, so I'll definitely be looking at his other stuff -- which I think is also human-centred lol.
I really like books that are mostly character-driven and a bit more meditative, so Pastoral really hit the mark for me. I also found that I really enjoyed the dry humour that was sprinkled throughout the book!
One final thing, I listened to the audiobook that's read by Alexis, and it was awesome -- although there is a part where he does a scarily accurate pigeon impersonation which did catch me off guard lol
I really like books that are mostly character-driven and a bit more meditative, so Pastoral really hit the mark for me. I also found that I really enjoyed the dry humour that was sprinkled throughout the book!
One final thing, I listened to the audiobook that's read by Alexis, and it was awesome -- although there is a part where he does a scarily accurate pigeon impersonation which did catch me off guard lol