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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe—although this is historical fiction so you really should know the ending already): Sad, but also a little bittersweet. I love the idea of tragedy and loss being turned into something beautiful, as so many artists have done.
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts
mscalls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
allison_claire_chang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy
erenreads12's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was no doubt a book written for analysis and has a huge amount to unpack in terms of womanhood, motherhood and feminism, death and loss, trauma, love, forgiveness and family. Every single word is intentional. This is probably not a breezy beach read and does require the reader to be incredibly involved with the story in order to get all they can from it - but for those who are willing to commit to the process, this us truly a stunning read.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy
sarah984's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
The writing is repetitious and florid (I get that it's for emphasis but some paragraphs just felt like lists of synonyms) and the characterization of Anne (Agnes) as this kind of stereotypical "witchy" wise woman was annoying. Her supernatural ability to randomly know things seemed like a literary device to tell information the author didn't know how to show. The vaguely supernatural cause of Hamnet’s death was also stupid. If this wasn't billed as straight historical fiction this probably wouldn't bug me so much, but it is and it does.
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Abortion
rotatinglibrary's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs
fancygirlsreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Infidelity
rosalind's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying and Medical content
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
tabitha_isabelle's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, and Grief
zogg's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Sexual content