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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s enough historical material about the oil industry and Iran in the 70s to make me want to finish reading it but overall I found the pace to be too slow and the characters were not as interesting as I had hoped. This ARC was provided by William Morrow publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I absolutely loooooooved this book and oh it was so so sad.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was too much of a downer. It's a family saga. 1953, thru60's crazy, to current. Told from 3 different perspectives. The writing and handling of the timeline is good. I wasn't in the mood for this.
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a surprisingly palatable book for the amount of history and commentary it's able to jam in. it was a great choice to use the perspective of a family in order to cover almost a century of events and the multigenerational divide really hit home for me. i do think the last sections in the modern era are incredibly rushed and would prefer if it was left out, but i understand what the aim was. jessica shattuck's writing is amazing to the point where i want to pick up another one of her books.
katherine and candy grieving together and becoming each other's family in the end was beautiful and one of my favourite parts.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, War
Moderate: Racism, Classism
Minor: Drug use
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes