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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
My favorite of the Manawaka trilogy. Morag's life isn't much like mine but I sure do identify with her character. Her strength & stubbornness combined with her capacities for love & hurt make the story very real for me.
challenging
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 STARS
"The culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence's celebrated Manawaka cycle, The Diviners is an epic novel.
This is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process & putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right & relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world; and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers." (From Amazon)
I love this series and the last book was a perfect ending to the Manawaka people. I recommend this to everyone especially those that love Canadian fiction.
"The culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence's celebrated Manawaka cycle, The Diviners is an epic novel.
This is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process & putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right & relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world; and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers." (From Amazon)
I love this series and the last book was a perfect ending to the Manawaka people. I recommend this to everyone especially those that love Canadian fiction.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Holy cow. Glad that's over, it was hard to get through and even harder to discuss and do assignments on!
But honestly, looking back on it, it was an ok book with interesting insights. Started off suuuper slow and kind of tedious, but it got a bit more interesting as we went along.
Lots of ups and downs and lessons, too many sexy moments for my liking.
But honestly, looking back on it, it was an ok book with interesting insights. Started off suuuper slow and kind of tedious, but it got a bit more interesting as we went along.
Lots of ups and downs and lessons, too many sexy moments for my liking.
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a strange book. There are parts where I loved the writing and was deeply involved with the characters then there were parts of this book I found myself skimming through. A mix bag. Overall a good read.