Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by keapatz
Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
a hard read about our current reality.
the ending of this book completely changed how i was feeling about it. i was struggling throughout with following the perspective of the call receiver. one: because she’s very unlikeable, but two: because i felt having the perspective of those on the boat would be much more important. the first part of the book was also very repetitive and often hard to follow.
i respected part 2 and 3 of the book much more. i was glad we did at last get the perspective of the caller, and i enjoyed that in part 3 it was much less about the caller receiver feeling sorry for herself and trying to justify her actions, and much more about the moral dilemmas she was facing. i really like how part 3 makes you really question the circumstances, andgoes further into seeing the dwelling mind set of the person of blame, and the effect that the outcome was having on her.
i overall still believe it to be important for us to see the victims side of the story more than the accused, and wish that was a bigger part of this book, though i do understand how that could be difficult to ascertain. i think i would’ve liked this book a lot more if it was all written/came from the perspective that part 3 was written in.
the ending of this book completely changed how i was feeling about it. i was struggling throughout with following the perspective of the call receiver. one: because she’s very unlikeable, but two: because i felt having the perspective of those on the boat would be much more important. the first part of the book was also very repetitive and often hard to follow.
i respected part 2 and 3 of the book much more. i was glad we did at last get the perspective of the caller, and i enjoyed that in part 3 it was much less about the caller receiver feeling sorry for herself and trying to justify her actions, and much more about the moral dilemmas she was facing. i really like how part 3 makes you really question the circumstances, and
i overall still believe it to be important for us to see the victims side of the story more than the accused, and wish that was a bigger part of this book, though i do understand how that could be difficult to ascertain. i think i would’ve liked this book a lot more if it was all written/came from the perspective that part 3 was written in.