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A review by rnc0909
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
This was interesting. A bit of a slow, strange start for me but glad I stuck it out.
I’m a sucker for a good ghost story with a graveyard home to boot. But, the writing, while good, didn’t always keep me engaged. I wish I had a simile and metaphor counter throughout this book because there were a LOT! But, poetic prose aside, the story tugged at me with the realness of it all. It’s messy, lonely, a bit chaotic, a bit sad, and oddly hopeful too. But isn’t that life? This isn’t the book you read to make you laugh or to escape reality but if you’re in the mood for passing through bittersweet moments of another’s life, this is it.
I’m a sucker for a good ghost story with a graveyard home to boot. But, the writing, while good, didn’t always keep me engaged. I wish I had a simile and metaphor counter throughout this book because there were a LOT! But, poetic prose aside, the story tugged at me with the realness of it all. It’s messy, lonely, a bit chaotic, a bit sad, and oddly hopeful too. But isn’t that life? This isn’t the book you read to make you laugh or to escape reality but if you’re in the mood for passing through bittersweet moments of another’s life, this is it.