booking_along 's review for:

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
5.0
emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

wow.
i don’t even know what to say.
i am heartbroken and happy and so sad and also exhilarated all a the same time.

this book made me feel it all.

it’s beautiful writing swept me up and dragged me under and doesn’t want to let me go because how can i leave this world, these characters and their story behind me?


i loved this.
from start to finish - how it was told, plotted and written.
i loved the characters and their unique voices and ways.

i loved how this book completely broke my heart but also made me love so much.

i utterly loved the beautiful sentiments and moments and passages, that just sucked me into the book even more.

i loved how the writing in this book made me hungry - for more, for the things described, for life and living and dreaming and hoping for more - for everything.

which might not make sense at all but the descriptions of everything and everyday things were so unique and different that it makes it special.

i loved it


i just completely loved it.

and have no idea what to do with myself now.

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