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Nocturne
by Alyssa Wees
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Thank you Penguin Random House & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This was ONLY 240 pages? This was the LONGEST 240 page book I’ve ever read.
“We played until there was nothing but music, and the music warmed us, like light”
Having been born in the midst of the Spanish Influenza, growing up during the Great Depression, losing all her family to violence and death, Grace has always known Death.
“Mobsters were thieves and murderers, violent and corrupt; Lorenzo was neither, never had been, but desperation scraped away his goodness like paint from a wall, chips and cracks over time until he was nothing but bones and teeth, raw and irascible beneath.”
I was both blown away and entirely over the lyricism of this book. There were moments where I was enamored by the writing. And then other times where I was skipping over pages because there was nothing valuable being said.
“But no-destiny is not destiny if it is not yours from the start, and so maybe I was always a little burning beast in my heart.”
The first quarter of the book was great for background & really set the stage. After that, it wasn’t until about 3/4 through the book, that something started to make sense. Or something was happening. I’m giving this 2 stars for the moments where the writing felt truly moving and beautiful.
This was ONLY 240 pages? This was the LONGEST 240 page book I’ve ever read.
“We played until there was nothing but music, and the music warmed us, like light”
Having been born in the midst of the Spanish Influenza, growing up during the Great Depression, losing all her family to violence and death, Grace has always known Death.
“Mobsters were thieves and murderers, violent and corrupt; Lorenzo was neither, never had been, but desperation scraped away his goodness like paint from a wall, chips and cracks over time until he was nothing but bones and teeth, raw and irascible beneath.”
I was both blown away and entirely over the lyricism of this book. There were moments where I was enamored by the writing. And then other times where I was skipping over pages because there was nothing valuable being said.
“But no-destiny is not destiny if it is not yours from the start, and so maybe I was always a little burning beast in my heart.”
The first quarter of the book was great for background & really set the stage. After that, it wasn’t until about 3/4 through the book, that something started to make sense. Or something was happening. I’m giving this 2 stars for the moments where the writing felt truly moving and beautiful.