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After Sappho: Longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize by Selby Wynn Schwartz

hollymileham's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative reflective 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

i am absolutely blown away. this is one of my most favourite and precious reads ever. the way it traces women/lesbian history throughout time linking everyone together is so perfect. what a romantic and lovely way to describe what it is to be sapphic. this means so much to me i could go on and on. i will never read anything like this ever again, this is one of a kind


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jismijn's review against another edition

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5.0

just brilliant. like a tapestry being woven, the picture slowly emerging as you progress

disabledbookdragon's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

marinamt's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

qls's review against another edition

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4.0

hard to rate because there are some truly stunning passages and also the premise - to write a biography of a woman through fragments of the lives of herself and her contemporaries - is really lovely. but it lacks a extra something to make it truly great.

autumn_franks_03's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

muntahawani's review against another edition

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emotional informative

5.0

kmbrly925's review against another edition

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Not what I expected

ziemustdie's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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? No

4.0

daydreamereyes's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5