A review by serendipitysbooks
The Details by Ia Genberg

emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 The Details was beautifully written and quietly compelling. Our narrator is in bed recovering from a high fever when she decides to revisit a favourite book. This leads to her remembering her former girlfriend Johanna, which leads her to remember other significant people in her life - Niki, Alejandro, and Birgitte. The result is four fascinating character studies through which we also learn about our narrator - the life she has led , the type or person she is, and the way she was impacted by each of the four relationships. I listened to this on audio and the narrator did a fabulous job at pulling me in. This was a quiet and introspective novel I really connected with. 
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