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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Decided to go with the audiobook for this and I am glad I did. I am not sure that I would have finished it otherwise. The story feels a little slow but overall all it was very well written and I enjoyed the ending. I watched the trailer for the first time after finishing this & it is exactly as I pictured. I have high hopes for the movie as well.
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book destroyed me and then mended me in the most painful way ever (brb gonna cry for hours). I could not recommend another book more than 'Where The Crawdads Sing'!!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's been about three years since I first read this book. I enjoy the audiobook but Cassandra Campbell's voice can be quite annoying at times, especially when she is speaking as Kya. I remember being annoyed by the ending the first time I read this book, I have now come to accept it and understand why Owens chose to right the book in this way with this perspective having this ending. I appreciate it as a studied text, but I'm still not sure I would ever chose to do it myself, and some aspects of it can be quite long and complicated so some students might struggle with it. It's a great book for reading for pleasure. I have still yet to watch the film.
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-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
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I enjoyed the story and I really loved the setting and Kya as a character. But I found myself rolling my eyes several times over the author’s descriptions of fat characters, the dialogue choices for Black characters, and several other weak dialogue moments. Sometimes it felt like the author had a line they really wanted to write even though it didn’t make sense for the character to say. I also found the ending disappointing - I was very drawn in by the trial, but after that it felt rushed and some of the tying of loose strings felt forced.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment