A review by scmiller
Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

4.6/5 It made my heart ache and my throat swell. Painful, irreparable, but fruitful in lessons and relationships.

There was something particularly gutting in the way Frank’s father loved his mother, and that despite it being true, it still wasn’t enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Toxic relationship, War, Physical abuse, Gore, and Pregnancy