Reviews: Daphne (1)
“It was a story that I got through quite quickly, it is a compelling read but I just felt like a wanted more.”
(Paperback)
by Analogue Holly
I have so many thoughts on this book and I'm going to try being concise in my review: Good: - Wonderful to have a protagonist who has a disability and we get to explore their lived experience. - The writing is beautiful, and with the illness being cataplexy, the descriptions of emotions and experiences is glorious. - It broaches a whole host of topics from disability to suicide to drug use to animal testing, there is a lot to unpack and think about. Bad: - Too short! There were so many interesting side characters that I really wanted to be explored. In particular the members of the support group she attends have such interesting lives and lived experiences but they are moved past so quickly. - The themes I mention in the good section aren't explored enough. I don't think that a reader needs to be spoon fed but in this case I was left wanting more - particularly around the lab which Daphne works in. So yeah, it was a story that I got through quite quickly, it is a compelling read but I just felt like a wanted more.
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Daphne

Daphne

Fiction, General Fiction
Will Boast (author)
Paperback Published on: 03/01/2019
Price: £9.99
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