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A review by mogffm3
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
3.0
With all the awards, reviews, and discussion, I knew I had to read the book so I could join conversation, even though I knew it might not quite be for me.
I can appreciate the writing and the story; author is a good writer. Yet, I was never drawn into the story. I never related to Agnes or any of the characters. I just wanted the story to end.
But to be fair, I'm the girl who reads to get away from sadness & tragedy, so a book on the death of the child, Hamnet, and portrayals of how his family coped with such a loss is sort of depressing to me. And then, it just ended, rather abruptly.
I felt the narrator did a nice job.
I can appreciate the writing and the story; author is a good writer. Yet, I was never drawn into the story. I never related to Agnes or any of the characters. I just wanted the story to end.
But to be fair, I'm the girl who reads to get away from sadness & tragedy, so a book on the death of the child, Hamnet, and portrayals of how his family coped with such a loss is sort of depressing to me. And then, it just ended, rather abruptly.
I felt the narrator did a nice job.