Reviews

Gewone genade: roman by William Kent Krueger

kaallen's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

gramorwal's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

valentinavc's review against another edition

3.0

It was definitely giving To Kill a Mockingbird, especially the father character; and the fact that the first half of the book was extremely slow. For me it was even less relatable considering it’s a boy’s coming of age story with the cliches of experiences like the sneaking a peek of the neighbor’s bra, first time seeing a naked woman, hearing about sex, first experience with violence etc. Personally I’ve had enough of it.

The later half of the book became more interesting to read at least, and comes with its own slightly predictable twist and turns. Overall it’s a nice story, a bit too religious for me (I should’ve known from the title, my bad).

amwebster70's review against another edition

4.0

This was a good book and a nice read. The mystery, whodunnit portion of the book is slightly predictable for me. But I really liked the characters and the sentiment of the story.

alexandralk's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful story that I listened to in audio. I would say a Minnesota “Stand By Me” type of feel. The characters were wonderful, broken, rich. The story was deep, twisted and extremely entertaining. This is the first book I’ve read from the author, and plan to add more into my reading list. Truly enjoyed the timeline, story and era of Minnesota murder/mystery. Try it!

sarahmbarnett's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Child death

zsallman's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

4.0

heathssm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

mimi_t22's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

1.5

Dear Mr. Krueger, do you know that commas can be used in the English language? I would love to have you meet my English 101 teacher from college, you two would not get along but you might learn something.
Also, if you're a fans of retelling you might enjoy this. Consider this, a shitty retelling of To Kill a Mockingbird with a character that is a complete assassination of that main character and its intentions. And let's not even discuss the shitty religious undertones, and the absolutely fucking terrible way of using the title and the stupidest "ordinary grace'.
Absolutely waste of my time, and my issues with my book club and their picks are once more triggered.

lauracooleyjohnson's review against another edition

2.0

I thought I’d like this, having spent so many years in Minnesota and having married one and all. But I found the narrator to be an annoying little shit who shouldn’t have been wherever he was, except that it served the author to drop us a few more breadcrumbs from the boy’s eavesdropping. Ugh. This was just a whodunnit after all.