3.25k reviews for:

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry

3.53 AVERAGE

leiturasdacarol's review against another edition

3.25

emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes

rachel_darling's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lydiaie's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

superdewa's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Well-written but I didn’t get the point. At the end I was asking why? It didn’t feel like anything had really changed and nothing was learned 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

book_darner's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jehlab's review against another edition

4.0

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"Cora, você não pode manter distância para sempre das coisas que a machucam. Todos gostaríamos de poder, mas não podemos: viver é se machucar." - p.325

mrgeof's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Yes

soliteyah's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 17%

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Very slow. From the writing style I could tell it was going to be a slog.

bowboy's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

dropoutdaisy's review against another edition

2.0

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I just don’t think this book is for me.