Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel by Douglas Preston, Margaret Atwood, The Authors Guild

1 review

lvleggett's review

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

The collaborative novel was a new format for me. I was worried that I would get distracted by the different voices & styles but the authors -- and editors! -- created something special. The novel centers on a group of tenants in NYC during the earliest days of the pandemic. They meet on the rooftop of their apartment block every night for two weeks to tell stories to each other. It starts slowly, hesitantly but soon the stories pile on top of one another, capturing the breadth of human experience. The terror & dread of those early days in New York is told vividly as a backdrop to the tenants' stories. It is a love letter to storytellers and a reminder that our humanity lives in community during dark moments. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Dementia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, Body horror, and Suicide