You Might Like This Book If You…
- have experienced/are experiencing deep grief after the loss of a loved one
- are a counselor or someone equally invested in human emotion
- enjoy stream-of-consciousness writing
Tag: books about grief
Book Review: The Astonishing Color of After
You Might Like This Book If You…
- Like magical realism.
- Have struggled with depression or suicidal thoughts.
- Enjoy coming-of-age books with characters straddling two cultures.
- Are an artist or a fan of art.
The Story (NO SPOILERS!)
“My mother is a bird. This isn’t like some William Faulkner stream-of-consciousness metaphorical crap. My mother. Is literally. A bird.”
I fell for those opening lines. I’m not a huge fan of “edgy” teen voices in my YA books; despite these opening lines, know that Pan’s style is more lyrical than the “hardcore, eyelined badass” voice that is so popular these days.
Book Review: A Man Called Ove
You might like this book if you like…
- Carl from Up and you always wondered what his life would have been like if he didn’t fly away from his neighborhood
- The Bell Jar. More specifically, the idea of attempting suicide, but failing at it. I always found that amusing.
- a simple, lightly humorous writing style.
- the theme of community in the age of modernity.
- books that are mostly character studies.
