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A review by hiraeth18
The Names by Florence Knapp
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This novel covers over 30 years in the lives of a mother and her daughter and son.
It tells their stories in 3 different narrative arcs; each of the 3 changes due to the name the mother selects for her newborn son and the ripple effects that has on all three of them.
I found it fresh and engrossing, and I loved the main characters as well as most of the satellite characters.
One of those books I didn't want to end.
It tells their stories in 3 different narrative arcs; each of the 3 changes due to the name the mother selects for her newborn son and the ripple effects that has on all three of them.
I found it fresh and engrossing, and I loved the main characters as well as most of the satellite characters.
One of those books I didn't want to end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism