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A review by kaadie
Bellies by Nicola Dinan
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
'Bellies' was a really good read. There were some lovely prose and I found myself highlighting lots. Perhaps some of it was familiar but Nicola Dinan has a refreshing reality to her writing while still mixing in some poetic embellishments.
Ming and Tom were wonderful characters. They were so full and complex, which made the read so engrossing despite the actual happenings in the book being quite mundane.
It was a lovely, quiet novel about two people navigating the world together and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Ming and Tom were wonderful characters. They were so full and complex, which made the read so engrossing despite the actual happenings in the book being quite mundane.
It was a lovely, quiet novel about two people navigating the world together and I thoroughly enjoyed it.