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The Pull of the Stars
by Emma Donoghue
This happens in Dublin, 1918 when war and disease hits, pandemic occurs which results in understaffed, understock yet overstuffed hospital and Emma takes us to the maternity/flu ward where things unfold under the maintenance of Nurse power, Julia. If you are triggered by death, childbirth, hospitals in general maybe you should stay away from it because honestly this book is all about the descriptions and it might trigger you a lot.
Okay, first, let's be honest, I didn't think I will continue reading this book let alone finish it because the beginning was kind of stretchy and the descriptions were glutted or that's how it made me feel and the fact that she hasn't used the traditional dialogue format, I was even more confused and had to try hard to get into it. But thank God, I pushed myself to read further because if I remember it correctly, the same thing happened with 'ROOM' as well so I gave myself time to get used to her style. But as the story progressed, I found myself getting immersed in the book and the very thing I hated before started making sense and I wanted to know more about the characters. I was so intrigued at the point.
Her descriptions were on point. The amount of research she has done was mind-blowing. It will make onself feel as if she is writing about the current pandemic Corona rather than the one that happened in 1918. The plot was too relatable to the current scenario and I absolutely enjoyed it. The only thing that bothered me was the ending because I felt it was too rushed and could have taken a couple more pages. I wouldn't have minded it honestly.
I don't know if I will recommend it to everyone but if you want to read something relatable to the current pandemic and up for detailed descriptions in books, then maybe you should really pick it up.
Spoiler alert: Stop yourself here if you are going to read it because the twist really took me by surprise and I didn't see it coming at all. I am not sure if I liked the relationship development between Julia and Bridie given only three day time period for the plot but it was really cute and I am glad that Emma has managed to pull it off in a book like this
Okay, first, let's be honest, I didn't think I will continue reading this book let alone finish it because the beginning was kind of stretchy and the descriptions were glutted or that's how it made me feel and the fact that she hasn't used the traditional dialogue format, I was even more confused and had to try hard to get into it. But thank God, I pushed myself to read further because if I remember it correctly, the same thing happened with 'ROOM' as well so I gave myself time to get used to her style. But as the story progressed, I found myself getting immersed in the book and the very thing I hated before started making sense and I wanted to know more about the characters. I was so intrigued at the point.
Her descriptions were on point. The amount of research she has done was mind-blowing. It will make onself feel as if she is writing about the current pandemic Corona rather than the one that happened in 1918. The plot was too relatable to the current scenario and I absolutely enjoyed it. The only thing that bothered me was the ending because I felt it was too rushed and could have taken a couple more pages. I wouldn't have minded it honestly.
I don't know if I will recommend it to everyone but if you want to read something relatable to the current pandemic and up for detailed descriptions in books, then maybe you should really pick it up.
Spoiler alert: Stop yourself here if you are going to read it because the twist really took me by surprise and I didn't see it coming at all. I am not sure if I liked the relationship development between Julia and Bridie given only three day time period for the plot but it was really cute and I am glad that Emma has managed to pull it off in a book like this