Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

128 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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Here he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that ...

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Community Reviews

3.81
based on 11,838 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

sad: 73%

reflective: 64%

dark: 56%

challenging: 28%

hopeful: 27%

funny: 22%

mysterious: 14%

inspiring: 9%

tense: 5%

adventurous: 2%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

63% of readers chose fast
24% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
10% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
4% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

57% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

54% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

8% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
62% of readers chose No
15% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

45% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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