A book that very much reminded me of the writing style of Circe by Madeline Miller. 

I was on the fence about starting this one since I thought the language might be a little old and I would not get into it as I do not enjoy Shakespeare very much, but it was beautifully written. The storytelling was amazing, and with that one book, I think I can make my historical novel liking a concrete one. I love a good historical moment being rewritten, put into words from another person's perspective, giving the story a slight modern touch. it's always an interesting and mesmerizing point of view.

The past where

Hamnet dies

hit me the most as

a sister myself, as i cannot bear the mere thought of having to live a life without my brother next to me. It feels like we are as close as Hamnet in the book was with his sister, Judith.The way he gave up his life for her to live broke my freaking heart. i would do the same.

There were so many emotions put into the writing of this book, i feel it. From a mother's point of view, from a sister's as well. It was an eye-opening book and it might be one of my favourites from this year's reads.

One more part that i very much appreciated was the one about

Hamnet's whole passing and the way his mother experienced her grief. It was so raw and genuinely prolonged (in a good way) that i can't express how well-timed it is.

To me, grief should not be portrayed as something that comes only for a moment and then goes away really fast so i think the way O'Farrell has written about it is just so good and real.

edit:

I've started a different book now and it's so dull compared to this one so I'm bumping up my rating to 5*.