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kshertz 's review for:
The Sweet Hereafter
by Russell Banks
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It’s definitely a super dark story because it’s about a bus crash in which a lot of children die and how it is dealt with. So you should definitely know that going in. However it is about a small community getting through that and getting through it together. It’s told from multiple perspectives but not too many perspectives where you get lost. So I highly recommend it as a great book. I couldn’t give it five stars because there were some perspectives I didn’t feel like needed to be included but otherwise it was great
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail