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A review by jowmy4
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Murder
Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Stalking, and Death of parent
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Excrement, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
Parts of this book are set during the Spanish flu, the London Blitz, the Bombing of Berlin and the German Third Reich, and feature the expected horrors of each setting. However, I think part of the point of the book is to say that tragedies, horrors and other malign things happen all the time, even outside of these big events and even in seemingly-idyllic and safe locations.