A review by askirmishofwit
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really thoroughly enjoyed this, which was a total surprise to me as I knew next to nothing about it or its author. Exploring the lives of three sisters after their fourth sister dies suddenly and unexpectedly, this is an unflinching look at grief, sisterhood, motherhood, addiction, substance abuse, dedication, pain, love, and the complicated intersections of all of those things. There were touching quotes I knew I'd want to underline from the very first page, but the writing style was also funny and irreverent enough that I found myself snorting at several self-aware passages of narration and character interactions. These characters aren't nice people, or perfect people, by any stretch of the imagination but they feel real and they're (at least by the end of it all) trying their best, even if that looks like failing and trying again, and that felt extremely relatable. 
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