1.87k reviews for:

The Whalebone Theatre

Joanna Quinn

4.02 AVERAGE

he_j's review against another edition

3.0

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This book had some great writing in it, as well as some great plot lines, but , oh my, it needed a editor to cut it down more!

whathannareads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense 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

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so so sad (and good)

meganreads5's review against another edition

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Did not click with the characters or plot

jhentzen's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ange461's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: No

mztaraln76's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous reflective slow-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: No

mrstats93's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-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

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This was a very long read. The story was good and entertaining but, at times, it felt more like a chore to get through. This may be in part due to me not reading many books over 300 pages but it was a great story. Lots of twists and turns and it does keep you fairly engaged at every single point. 

laurenlibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

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Moved me to actual tears.

arielzeit's review against another edition

4.0

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I really loved this book. It was quite long, almost 600 pages, and each part of the book was like a different book altogether, following certain characters from childhood through coming of age and becoming spies in World War 2. It was a family saga, too, which is not always easy to carry off. And yet it kept me enthralled. I was happy that it was so long because that meant it kept me going for longer.

sarahraybon's review against another edition

3.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes