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Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
3.5
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i feel like i maybe didnt read this book at the right time in my life- i might have to be a bit older. i think there is probably a lot of rereadability here. there are so many people i think this book can click with more than i did at this point in my life right now.

that being said i really appreciated quite a realistic depiction of a mental illness and how it made the main character pretty unlikable for most of the book. the writing was a little too millennial coded for me to fully enjoy on its own. i also think things wrap up way too nicely in the end but there is still some realism there.