A review by megan_bbender
The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam

challenging dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

This book is not very entertaining, but it is more than just words on a page. The author is trying to convey a message between the lines however I am still unclear on what it is supposed to be. I think it is important to be open-minded and to pay attention to truly grasp what the author is saying, but unfortunately due to the over extreme amounts of detail I didn't have the energy to continue trying.

Although this book is beautifully written, sometimes there is just too much. I often found myself rereading pages to understand what was going on and at some parts I was skimming the pages rather than reading them. 

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