A review by library_kb
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

challenging dark emotional slow-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

I listened to this one as an advance listening copy from @Libro.fm. This is a really interesting book to me because according to what I usually like in stories, I wouldn't like this at all. It is slower paced, character driven, fairly flowery in language, uses a lot of flashbacks to tell the story, does focus quite a bit on the character exploring their sexual identity. However, I could not stop listening to this book--I always wanted to pick it up and keep going. Part of it was the way that Dimaline used themes and motifs, which were just beautiful, and part of it was the mystery of the setting and characterization. Anyways, I think there is a smaller audience for this one, but I would recommend it highly to upper high schoolers who are ready for some more mature content, like character driven stories and very atmospheric reads. 
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