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A review by leclerc
The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig
4.0
This is definitely one of the few books that I have read so far that left me distributed.
As a child who lost a sibling and whose parents were very overprotective, I was able to sympathize a lot with Bryony — thankfully my parents weren't as bad as Mr. Cave is.
I can't say the same for Mr. Cave but, the book is a real insight into how grief is not always isolation and sadness. And, I think he was the perfect example for that.
Either way I was left fighting with my own emotions with this one. I think what distributed me the most in this book was the writing. The author always used 'you', and it was like Mr. Cave was talking to me and not to his daughter which made the whole experience even more scary and uncomfortable.
For me 'The Midnight Library' was a whole letdown, so I'm glad to like this one more.
As a child who lost a sibling and whose parents were very overprotective, I was able to sympathize a lot with Bryony — thankfully my parents weren't as bad as Mr. Cave is.
I can't say the same for Mr. Cave but, the book is a real insight into how grief is not always isolation and sadness. And, I think he was the perfect example for that.
Either way I was left fighting with my own emotions with this one. I think what distributed me the most in this book was the writing. The author always used 'you', and it was like Mr. Cave was talking to me and not to his daughter which made the whole experience even more scary and uncomfortable.
For me 'The Midnight Library' was a whole letdown, so I'm glad to like this one more.