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We Had to Remove This Post by Hanna Bervoets
2.0
Great start, good middle, and pretty bad ending. I get what Bervoets was going for, but the ending felt like a cop-out.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
fast-paced
Really good! I missed this one in school as it was never assigned to me, but my partner said it was his favorite book he read in school so I picked it up. It's a really quick read as an adult, but still well worth it! I now wish I had read this as a kid. I know I would have loved it.
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Firstly, I see why I gave up on reading this in high school. It's so dense! Secondly, I'm so so happy I read it now, it's incredible! I watched the show with my grandparents in high school, so I already knew the story (and I know the story from history, too), but seeing it played out in this detail and with such care is amazing. Mantel's writing is just so good! It feels so authentic of the period, which is hard to do. I don't know when I'm going to get to the other books in the trilogy, but I can't wait!