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A review by theshiftyshadow
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I was all set to give this 5 stars and then the ending just knocked it down to 3.
There's a really good story here but it felt quite cold and detached for the most part, despite what was happening in the hospital. And weirdly enough the pandemic setting didn't bother me, but a story about the relentless trauma of being a woman is probably not something I should be reading at the moment, as the news is full of it this past week. Wrong book, wrong time, I think.
There's a really good story here but it felt quite cold and detached for the most part, despite what was happening in the hospital. And weirdly enough the pandemic setting didn't bother me, but a story about the relentless trauma of being a woman is probably not something I should be reading at the moment, as the news is full of it this past week. Wrong book, wrong time, I think.