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A review by perpetualpages
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
CWs: Some child abuse, descriptions of injury, graphic descriptions of childbirth and complications due to childbirth, some violence, outdated racial epithets, instances of sexism and sexist slurs, physical assault, brief use of ableist language, exploration of contagious illness, death, child death, explorations of grief, allusions to depression and depressive episodes.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Ableism and Sexism