Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

280 reviews

juliana_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this, it just took me a while to read! 

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kaanda's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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akisen's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25


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jolineliest's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Am Anfang habe ich die ganze Zeit darauf gewartet, dass das Kind endlich stirbt, damit die Geschichte losgehen kann. Irgendwann habe ich mich dann aber in der tollen Sprache und immersiven Geschichte verloren und war einfach glücklich dabei zu sein. Maggie O'Farrell beherrscht die Mythenmetzsche Abschweifung in Perfektion. Aber dadurch zieht sie die Lesenden auch mit, immer tiefer in die Geschichte hinein. Alles ist so lebhaft beschrieben und so gut mitzufühlen, dass es schwerfällt, das Buch aus der Hand zu legen.

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asienerbrown's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0


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amelia_d's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0


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tashaa_t's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

As much as I found the writing style extremely beautiful, I didn't find the plot particularly interesting. I enjoyed the characters and their relationships with one another, and how they grow and change through the tragedy but it did feel like not a lot really happened. I would have liked to know more about Hamnet, I feel his death did not really hit as hard as it could have as we hardly know him before this happens. The book is definitely more about his mother Agnes.

I would be interested in reading more by Maggie O'Farrell after this, as I did really enjoy the way she writes.

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nehaanna's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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andiehales's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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laurajordensharris's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5


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