Reviews - The wren, the wren

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The wren, the wren

Anne Enright

3.6 AVERAGE

roosw77's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

alice007's review against another edition

2.0

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I liked it but there wasn't much that stood out for me?

marmotry's review against another edition

4.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gabi_m16's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

njm1993's review against another edition

3.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

reading_rita's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

April's book club pick. A relatively quick read with some interesting thoughts throughout. The writing was definitely on the literary/weird side (the birds were kind of terrifying). Very messy family dynamics. I didn’t really get the poems, and the structure felt fragmented and disconnected at times.

Unpopular opinion maybe - but I still enjoyed the book, despite all the messiness.

3.75/5 ⭐