by Anna North
This was an interesting read, but I didn’t fall in love with it. I connected more with Allison than I did the main character, Sophie Stark, so although I was really getting into it at the beginning, my connection abruptly ended when the story shifted from Allison to a variety of other characters con...
The Life and Death of Sophie Stark is a fantastic book. The writing is clever and observant, the characters are multi-faceted and contradictory in the best and most human way possible. I had no idea what to expect going into this. I'll admit I was expected something a la Virgin Suicides, mostly bc t...
Sophie Stark is the complex unlikable character at the center of The Life and Death of.... She's the focus of the novel, yet her voice is never heard. She's never given the chance to tell her own story. Yet through the eyes of others the reader gets a sense of who Sophie Stark is and that image is p...
Firstly I would like to say about “The Life and Death of Sophie Stark” that not only is it one of my favourite books that I have read this year, but it has also gone immediately onto my favourite books of all time list. So there is that.I was not sure about it originally – but the thing with this no...
One of the best books I have read this year. Floods of tears at the end. A perfectly formed beautiful novel of creativity and what that can mean. A life seen through the eyes of others. Haunting. Full review and interview with Anna North is due to appear on the blog on 22nd May. Until then though al...
I got a copy from the First to Read program.This novel purports to be a combied effort to describe Sohpie Stark, to tell her story, by those who knew her, some better than others. But they can only describe their experiences with her -- the woman herself remains difficult to describe, even after I'...
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