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Lá, Onde o Vento Chora by Delia Owens

97 reviews

kindredspirit7's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is amazing. However, the author is problematic. There is a lot of controversy around her regarding racism and potential murder. I recommend getting this book second hand and also being mindful and doing some research on Delia Owens before reading or buying. However the book itself is beautifully written, the characters are developed and complex. The writing is honestly just wonderful and the story is dark and real and engaging though jt is slow for the first hundred or so pages. Spoiler ahead!

she is accused of murder just like Kya and it’s suspicious that Kya admits to murder via a poem and hides it away, gets away with it and perhaps this book was Delia’s own confession?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Classism, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Murder, Racial slurs, Rape, Cursing, Violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

The author has been problematic with racism. Calling Africa the dark continent and other questionable quotes. The N-word is used twice in this book. The general characterization of Black people is questionable and readers should keep this in mind when reading.

marieh_reads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Mental illness, Bullying, and Abandonment

cdt96's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Fantastic book, the only issue is how the black characters have been portrayed as stereotypical archetypes. This added with the controversy surrounding the author makes it lose some score for me. Ultimately though, the book is good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Rape, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, Classism, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Religious bigotry

kers_tin's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny

stevia333k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

So it should first be said that evolutionary psychology "evopsych" was developed as enslavement propaganda/apologia as well as (war) rape culture apologia. Like these discussions of instinct & connection are important for unpacking some political implications. I haven't done that yet. This is important because this book had a lot of listen to nature & communing with nature vibes so to know there is definitely discourses for that even if the histiographies are racist bourgeois patriarchal is helpful. Like that's been something I've been trying to learn by recently reading about famines. Point being, if this is going to be some people's introduction to listening to nature then I'll need to figure out where the starting point is at.

This book gave me Katniss Everdeen vibes, and that was definitely a thing I would think about as I read this book. I liked the setting a lot, communing with the other life forms etc. Like doing prayers at parks instead of schools is more my vibe so.

I was told this book was very feminist & that was helpful. I thought the book might've been poly but it wasn't. Like one of the boyfriends ended up being a self-centered rapist.

Anyways, I actually thought she was black until I thought about the school scene & was like wait a minute the schools were segregated back then. The discussion of desegregation if business towards the end was awkward because that's not desegregation of homes, but whatever.

Anyway, she's white. The title for this book in Spanish calls her "savaje", a savage. Thankfully there's no cultural appropriation of native/indigenous Americans, but still keep an eye on that in discussions about this book because that would end up putting a bunch of racist stereotypes on people. But that would be more the fault of the readers I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, Sexual violence, Gore, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

lajoy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infertility, Cursing, Mental illness, and Infidelity

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Violence, Grief, and Racial slurs

ambb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I can’t put into words how I feel after reading this. This is one of those books you really mourn finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Addiction, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Murder, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Sexism, and Bullying

Minor: Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

micaelamariem's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

For the past couple of years, it seemed like everyone was raving about this book. Last year, I picked it up because it was on sale and I had heard of it, but not knowing what it was about I put it to the side to collect dust. But now the movie is out and people are talking about it again, and I thought it was about time I give it a try.

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (published by Corsair) is a book that’s hard to describe. It’s about the life of Kya Clark, the “Marsh Girl” as everyone in the town calls her. It’s about her struggles with abandonment, lonliness, prejudice, and living in the wild. It’s about love and loss and biology. And it’s also sort of a murder mystery.

This was, without a doubt, a good book. I don’t know if it would be accurate to say I “enjoyed” it as it is a sad book that had me tearing up every other chapter, but I like the book. I thought the writing style was beautiful and poetic in a way that connected Kya’s life to the wild marshlife, and to me it seemed like there were nods to Walden or to Rachel Carson here and there. I also enjoyed the nods to poetry. Plus, there were themes of overcoming prejudices, especially in the court scenes, that reminded me of To Kill a Mockingbird, in some ways. I also really loved Jumpin, and how he became a psuedo-father to Kya. He was easily the best character.

Some criticisms of the book claim that it was genre-confused, and I can see where they were coming from. It is marketed as a mystery, but I think it’s less that and moreso literary and historical fiction. Perhaps that’s why I liked, though, as someone who typically hates mysteries! I also would have liked maybe more hope in the book, though there are threads, and it’s not a completley sad ending. It’s definitley not a book for people who are looking for something lighthearted, that’s for sure.

I do think it is an important book, however. The historical setting can help readers understand past prejudices while also confronting their own. The nature of Kya and her biological interests can cause readers to look at nature with a new appreciation. We can also reflect on characters and what is right and wrong, as well as reflect on the differences between loneliness and solitude.

Overall, I’m rating this book four stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Bullying, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racism, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Minor: Animal death, Pregnancy, War, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Sexual content

lily2804's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Racism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault