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The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
by Hannah Tinti
"Their hearts were all cycling through the same madness—the discovery, the bliss, the loss, the despair—like planets taking turns in orbit around the sun. Each containing their own unique gravity. Their own force of attraction. Drawing near and holding fast to whatever entered their own atmosphere."
I just finished this riveting and exquisite story and I am finding it so hard to wrap my head around that it's over. I wanted this story to go on for so much longer!
In my opinion, this story is a crossover between YA and an adult novel. We learn about Hawley's past and how it connects to his present, while showing us why he is the way he is, which then leads up to seeing why Loo is the person she is. This story is much more complex as I first though. After finishing it I read some articles about it and realized that the author was loosely basing it off of Hercules and his 12 labors. There were quite a few mythical references that I need to study up on, because most went right over my head 🙈
Hannah Tinti's writing was gorgeous, lyrical and just so phenomenal. She wrote with such heart and focused so greatly on description that the characters and their story leapt off of the page for me! I could not put this book down. The characters were strong, intense, rough, violent, kind(ish) and misunderstood, and even though they were hard to love at times, I found myself loving them and their somewhat dysfunctional relationship. Tinti shows us how our parents influence us so greatly, and how even when you think you know your parent, you really have no idea who they were before you came along. She also shows up how we are impacted by the way and the depth in which we are loved.
I just finished this riveting and exquisite story and I am finding it so hard to wrap my head around that it's over. I wanted this story to go on for so much longer!
In my opinion, this story is a crossover between YA and an adult novel. We learn about Hawley's past and how it connects to his present, while showing us why he is the way he is, which then leads up to seeing why Loo is the person she is. This story is much more complex as I first though. After finishing it I read some articles about it and realized that the author was loosely basing it off of Hercules and his 12 labors. There were quite a few mythical references that I need to study up on, because most went right over my head 🙈
Hannah Tinti's writing was gorgeous, lyrical and just so phenomenal. She wrote with such heart and focused so greatly on description that the characters and their story leapt off of the page for me! I could not put this book down. The characters were strong, intense, rough, violent, kind(ish) and misunderstood, and even though they were hard to love at times, I found myself loving them and their somewhat dysfunctional relationship. Tinti shows us how our parents influence us so greatly, and how even when you think you know your parent, you really have no idea who they were before you came along. She also shows up how we are impacted by the way and the depth in which we are loved.