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The Dance Tree

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.95 AVERAGE

queenseelie's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

vanvicki's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-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

purpple_moon's review against another edition

3.75

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

monobella's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

r_dankovich's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

The Dance Tree was a great combination of a novel about a community at a particular historical moment and a really deep look at one woman's life under the control of a deeply religious society. The historical information was well-researched, the book did not shy away from the issues of the time, including the entanglement of religion, politics, and social control, and the characters all felt very full-formed. The queer characters, and Eren (characterized as a "Turk") while not the main main character, did not feel like they existed to move the MC's plot or character forward, but rather to explore the gender and racial dynamics that existed in the period. For how short the novel is, it packed a lot of emotional intensity.

geeweddle's review against another edition

4.0

4.5stars
I found this to be a very gripping read. The writing was (as expected) absolutely incredible - found myself taking my time with this one just so I could reread passages. Well developed characters and a well woven together plot. Learnt a lot historically as well.