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A review by fluoresensitive
O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Cataclysmically moving, but not in that bland way a tearjerker is moving. I saw a mirror in Janet, and it made me so sad that her life was snuffed out before she ever got a chance to find community, understand her brilliant mind, and come into her own.
The writing was phenomenal, the pacing and choice of words, the structure of the sentences was DIVINE. At several points in my reading journal, I wrote "oh my god I want to eat this book", and I stand by that. I also ordered a copy for myself off pangobooks just after reading the introduction by Maggie O'Farrell so that's great!
The writing was phenomenal, the pacing and choice of words, the structure of the sentences was DIVINE. At several points in my reading journal, I wrote "oh my god I want to eat this book", and I stand by that. I also ordered a copy for myself off pangobooks just after reading the introduction by Maggie O'Farrell so that's great!