A review by whippycleric
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old by Hendrik Groen

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This was such an enjoyable book I'm very grateful to the random stranger in the book store who recomended it to me. I was worried the diary structure would start to be iritating when I began, and had concerns that only viewing the world through a single perspective would mean the secondary characters would be a bit flat but these concerns turned out to be wholey unfounded. It's been a while since I felt emotionally engaged with characters but this hit hard in some places and was a nice chuckle in others. Well worth a read!

 There're 2 others written after the success of this and I might read them later but worry they won't be as good, I'll have to take a look at the reviews to avoid dissapointment.