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A review by aromarrie
In Memoriam by Alice Winn
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My dearest, darling Sidney, ….
it feels hopeless to be picky about this book to be honest; in all its vivid historical recounts of WW1 through the povs of a few privileged men who were cut off from civilian society, and always will be after the war, as well as the ones who had no privilege to speak of.
it was raw, emotional, and graphic as hell, full of anger and grief, but also a weak longing that tore these characters apart in every page. it was written startingly well and as another reader friend mentioned in her review, it is a timeless story for all.
sidney & henry’s povs were gripping and i felt a part of myself sink with every character who stood by them and then split away. the newspaper clippings added to the bleakness, ill say…
it feels hopeless to be picky about this book to be honest; in all its vivid historical recounts of WW1 through the povs of a few privileged men who were cut off from civilian society, and always will be after the war, as well as the ones who had no privilege to speak of.
it was raw, emotional, and graphic as hell, full of anger and grief, but also a weak longing that tore these characters apart in every page. it was written startingly well and as another reader friend mentioned in her review, it is a timeless story for all.
sidney & henry’s povs were gripping and i felt a part of myself sink with every character who stood by them and then split away. the newspaper clippings added to the bleakness, ill say…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Grief, War, and Death