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dearbhlanoonan's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Drug use, Death, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcoholism
Minor: Death of parent
hallformusic's review against another edition
2.5
i didn’t really care about anything that happened.
smcbain89's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
graceashbrook's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
am_berg's review against another edition
3.0
Reasonably interesting insights into life as a young girl in mid-century America, but the prose is really weighed down by this writerly affect that I found distracting at best and often confusing.
terezpeterova's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
suzanneruth's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
jennyedwall's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cynicalworm's review against another edition
5.0
Recommended to me over Christmas dinner, Emma Cline recreates haze of 1969 in all its murderous beauty.