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brighetti's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Beautifully brought another un/der-told story buried in history to life.
subiwoon's review against another edition
emotional
informative
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
4.5
windingdownwithbooks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
beccalynnjo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
4.5
maree_k's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I didn’t enjoy this as much as The Dictionary of Lost Words though I empathised with the main character’s frustrations and anger at the restrictions placed on women, particularly working class women. Perhaps it was a little too didactic? A bit too much ‘look, see, this is what I mean’ rather than allowing me as the reader to discover things for myself. Nonetheless, an enjoyable book.
jasmin_l's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
ifi's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
aljagolob's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
essjay1's review against another edition
2.5
I liked the premise and the history this book was based on and perhaps I would have preferred a straight non fiction account of the bindery girls and these accounts of women’s experiences throughout WWI. The main characters are set up well, and some of the scenes in the novel are great, especially those based around the bindery and on the canal boats, but it felt slow and oddly disjointed. I enjoyed Lost Words a lot more, but perhaps in this case the research got in the way of the story. And I would have appreciated it a lot more with about 100 less pages. In a nutshell: too long, too slow, a bit boring.