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A review by mmrohbock
The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County by Claire Swinarski
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
3.75⭐
I've been a fan of Claire Swinarski's work for a long time and was so excited for her adult debut! That being said, I wish this book had been really upfront with content warnings for PTSD, graphic mass shooting, cancer and a couple fatphobic comments. I thought this would be a save-the-community cozy read and the graphic descriptions on page made this book much more challenging.
I love the community that Claire built in this story and thinks she captured the beauty of the Midwest so well in this book. Esther and her family and the lake were this beautiful place where people come together in the good and the bad times and help each other learn about life. This book has some beautiful moments but it also has some really hard parts that I think would benefit from a few beta readers on the future. I look forward to seeing more adult novels from Claire!
Also where the heck did Cooper charge his Tesla in northern Wisconsin woods? There's no way there were Turbo Chargers up there.
I've been a fan of Claire Swinarski's work for a long time and was so excited for her adult debut! That being said, I wish this book had been really upfront with content warnings for PTSD, graphic mass shooting, cancer and a couple fatphobic comments. I thought this would be a save-the-community cozy read and the graphic descriptions on page made this book much more challenging.
I love the community that Claire built in this story and thinks she captured the beauty of the Midwest so well in this book. Esther and her family and the lake were this beautiful place where people come together in the good and the bad times and help each other learn about life. This book has some beautiful moments but it also has some really hard parts that I think would benefit from a few beta readers on the future. I look forward to seeing more adult novels from Claire!
Also where the heck did Cooper charge his Tesla in northern Wisconsin woods? There's no way there were Turbo Chargers up there.