A review by caedycon
Disobedience by Jane Hamilton

reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

A Map of the World was one of my few 5-star reads from 2021. Sadly, this book just did not hit me the same. Jane Hamilton's writing is still beautiful, but this book was a bit of a struggle to get through. I didn't connect very deeply with the characters, especially not Henry. I think it's kind of hard to get into a book when the main character isn't particularly appealing. I guess it was more a book about his mother, told through his eyes, than it was about him, and I did find her to be an interesting person. I liked the ending and what it says about marriage and compromise. Overall - lovely prose, but I won't be returning to this book or really recommending it.