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anxieteaisme 's review for:
Private Rites
by Julia Armfield
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is very very human. There are sisters with a complicated relationship, visceral depictions of trauma, all set on the back drop of a world slowly sinking due to humanity’s fuck ups. This book was about plugging the holes in a sinking ship and carrying on, until you’re faced with the reality you’ve spent all this time and energy hiding from. And what’s more human than that?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment