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A review by jinmichae
The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
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
4.5
I saw the movie first, but I really enjoyed this. The writing was beautiful, and it was interesting to be inside Lib's head from the beginning (in her most insufferable) to where she progresses to at the end.
It was a slow narrative, but I felt it was quite tense: I read it all in one sitting, even knowing the end. Every 8 hour shift you hope that a change will come, and you feel as worn thin as Lib by the time it finally does. Bonus points for the scene at the end with Sister Michael: reminded me of one of my favorite scenes in Les Miserables.
It was a slow narrative, but I felt it was quite tense: I read it all in one sitting, even knowing the end. Every 8 hour shift you hope that a change will come, and you feel as worn thin as Lib by the time it finally does. Bonus points for the scene at the end with Sister Michael: reminded me of one of my favorite scenes in Les Miserables.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child death, Classism, Grief, Rape, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Death, and Gaslighting
Minor: War, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Infidelity