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oofsharkz73's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
5.0
"'God makes our bodies want to live, no matter what our minds want to do.'"
"I've known Annamae for less than a day, yet I feel bonded to her in the way common suffering can knit two souls together. Or maybe it's just my small spleen talking. People with small spleens are notoriously cowardly."
"Maybe what matters is not so much the path as who walks beside you."
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee was a book that accomplished an amazing feat by making way into my top 5 -maybe even top 3- all time favorites. Lee manages to put so much substance into a book with less than 400 pages. It's not often that a book will truly have me laughing and crying with its characters, but this 1800s western tale did just that. The plight of being a minority and fugitive on the Oregon Trail, the developed sisterhood, the brooding of forbidden love...all written with perfect measurements of humor and sentiment. I can't put into words how much I loved this book.
"I've known Annamae for less than a day, yet I feel bonded to her in the way common suffering can knit two souls together. Or maybe it's just my small spleen talking. People with small spleens are notoriously cowardly."
"Maybe what matters is not so much the path as who walks beside you."
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee was a book that accomplished an amazing feat by making way into my top 5 -maybe even top 3- all time favorites. Lee manages to put so much substance into a book with less than 400 pages. It's not often that a book will truly have me laughing and crying with its characters, but this 1800s western tale did just that. The plight of being a minority and fugitive on the Oregon Trail, the developed sisterhood, the brooding of forbidden love...all written with perfect measurements of humor and sentiment. I can't put into words how much I loved this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Racism, Death of parent, and Grief
sophiabode's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Racism
Moderate: Xenophobia and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content
foreverinastory's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
4.0
Rep: Chinese-American female MC, Black female side character, Mexican-American side character, two Black male side characters (brief appearances), gay male side character (implied and brief appearance).
CWs: Alcohol consumption, animal death, blood, death/death of parent, fire, gaslighting, grief, misogyny, murder, racial slurs, racism, slavery, sexism, attempted sexual assault, violence, suicide.
CWs: Alcohol consumption, animal death, blood, death/death of parent, fire, gaslighting, grief, misogyny, murder, racial slurs, racism, slavery, sexism, attempted sexual assault, violence, suicide.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Misogyny, and Suicide
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