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Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

37 reviews

kfergey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed the uniqueness of this story and the characters. My only gripe is that it took to long to get going. I felt like we spent too much time in backstory for the main character. That being said, once the main plot took off it was hard to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

aidamaria_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I’ve been wanting to read Strange the Dreamer for years now and it did not disappoint. It is wonderfully written, full of terrors and splendours and it made me Weep. Also, I hate to break it to all other fictional men but they can pack their bags: Lazlo Strange is the most beautiful protagonist I’ve ever encountered, both inside and out. I hope the second book will be just as good, although I suspect there to be a little less dreaming and a lot more drama (and imminent double heartbreak). Either way, I look forward to diving right back into Lazlo’s world as soon as I’ve emotionally recovered from the first part of the duology.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Death, Child death, Blood, and Violence

msradiosilence's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

Tldr; I hate the age gap between Lazlo and Sarai, because it was entirely unnecessary as the characters speak for themselves. The setting is beautiful.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/strange-the-dreamer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

miss_granger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Sexual content

hotpinkmess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

janereads1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Blood, and Abandonment

danny_thereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Genocide

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense slow-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

"if you're afraid of your own dreams, you're welcome here in mine."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

shoohoob's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is….interesting. To preface, I did really enjoy reading it. Laini Taylor’s writing style is captivating and so beautifully written. She can turn a description of a turd into poetry if she wanted to. That being said, the book was over 500 pages long and the real action happened about 400 pages in. I found myself getting impatient with the characters and the development, and wanted the book to move faster. However, I don’t know that it could have been any shorter? I can’t wait to read the second book in the duology though! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture