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A review by lucyatoz
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
"Hamnet is a novel inspired by the son of a famous playwright. It is a story of the bond between twins, and of a marriage pushed to the brink by grief."
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is a story told with vivid descriptions of people and places, interactions, both uplifting and despairing, and of a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria that leads to the deaths of many people, including one of a set of twins in Stratford-upon-Avon.
It was a beautifully written tale which drew me into the world as it was for the life of one family in 1596 in London and Warwickshire.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell is a story told with vivid descriptions of people and places, interactions, both uplifting and despairing, and of a flea that boards a ship in Alexandria that leads to the deaths of many people, including one of a set of twins in Stratford-upon-Avon.
It was a beautifully written tale which drew me into the world as it was for the life of one family in 1596 in London and Warwickshire.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Child death