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The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
5.0
dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

"Was now the only living member of the Finger Club. His thoughts often stopped at that point"

A dark, yet kind and gentle amble through a character's life, as well as the lives of everyone in this small winter, seaside community he finds himself in.
  The pacing is unlike, basically anything I have read before. The prose are poetic and so very odd. Chock full of stilted internal monologues or descriptions I can't stop thinking about. (See above for example.)
I don't think it is for everybody, but I loved it!