A review by jan_coco_day
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

How does Megan Nolan fit so much into so few words? Ordinary Human Failings is a whisper in the dark that resonates as loud as a scream. Its tragedies sit at the intersection between poverty, classism, xenophobia, generational trauma, and exploitation. Heartbreaking and raw from page one, Nolan details the complex inner lives of her characters as they process the various traumas of their lives, and how they affect the lives of others. Nolan is a writer at the start of a brilliant career.