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Too many stories. I wish he had spent more time on a few stories because the numerous are too short to have any character growth. It feels like a slap job of different story ideas.

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mjtess's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

daisymoffit's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

A beautifully written ode to nature, told in pieces through the lives of complex characters. Such a gorgeous writing style -almost felt like reading poetry at times. It is long, but that's almost part of the book's message too. There were a few parts where I was yanked back into reality because I could tell a man wrote this because of the weird unnecessary ways he wrote about women- but that's really my only grievance with the book. Enjoyed- feel smarter for it.

laurabucchieri's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

sushibear2002's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

zfeig's review

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adventurous dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This book does have the unfortunate side effect of making you want to become an eco-terrorist. Despite being a novel it presents a really solid, emotional argument for fighting climate change by any means necessary. It is also emotionally devastating. I cried in nearly every chapter especially near the beginning and end of the book.

It's hard to simultaneously read this book and be involved in capitalism. Think carefully about when you choose to read this book. It gets in your head.

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