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A review by saburat
Fire, Bed, and Bone by Henrietta Branford
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
it isn't perfect. but this is what i like the most in this book, because it is just right.
there definitely are some character inconsistencies, but i need above all to remember that this is a book intended for an audience that need not care about such things, which is why we are waving our hand at it as if we were batting away a fly, annoyed by it, but in the end, indifferent.
it is a beautiful book. full of prose lush enough for you to lose itself in it, but sparse enough for you to still see the sky and breathe in the fresh air. serenity hangs in the white space, so that one can wrap itself in it, lay down, and cry safely. it's been some time since i cried. i needed both that, and this book. amazing how much grief, love, and sensory input can be fit in a book that barely brushes the one hundred page mark.
oh, dear, lovely old bitch. i'm going to howl your story as a song.
there definitely are some character inconsistencies, but i need above all to remember that this is a book intended for an audience that need not care about such things, which is why we are waving our hand at it as if we were batting away a fly, annoyed by it, but in the end, indifferent.
it is a beautiful book. full of prose lush enough for you to lose itself in it, but sparse enough for you to still see the sky and breathe in the fresh air. serenity hangs in the white space, so that one can wrap itself in it, lay down, and cry safely. it's been some time since i cried. i needed both that, and this book. amazing how much grief, love, and sensory input can be fit in a book that barely brushes the one hundred page mark.
oh, dear, lovely old bitch. i'm going to howl your story as a song.