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Some Hope by Edward St Aubyn
3.75
dark funny reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My favourite of the series so far!

The writing is beautiful, though I did sometimes find myself needing to reread passages to fully grasp all of the metaphors and similes.

We also jumped between a lot of different characters and I struggled to keep track of them all — not only within this book, but across the first two books as well.

My gosh — if this cast of characters aren't the most odious I've ever read about! And I shudder to think that people like this actually exist in the world. 😩