Reviews

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg

kbot93's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, and Sexual violence

oliviapincin's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Abortion, and Incest

Minor: Alcoholism and Mental illness

emilyb99's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

lsparrow's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this story around family, trauma, strength, healing and finding one's way. It was medicine and I will come back to it in my mind often.

ashlee_erin's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

christie_esau's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 out of 5 because it took me a lot of effort to let go the need to understand this book or have a grasp of the narrative. An important read nonetheless because it is not the sort of book I'd normally gravitate towards and it is good to expand my reading practices!

doritobabe's review against another edition

4.0

I want to rate this a 3.75/4 purely because I am not that sure if I understood it as well as I would like. I feel like it is one of those books you can understand more conceptually instead of *plainly*. It is a very poetic novel that is sad and striking and hopeful all at once. However, it isn't hopeful in the way that it makes you assume a happy ending, more in terms of understanding the meaning of family and letting go, etc, etc.

Vivid and haunting. This book left me thinking about it well after I had put it down in between readings and finishing it this morning.

izzabella_'s review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

migimon2002's review against another edition

4.0

I liked this one. Birdie. A lot! It was a thinker. The narrative was atypical. The timeline(s) were asymmetrical. The story poignant. I was ready to give the novel a 5, but found myself somewhat dissatisfied by the ending (and I can't necessarily point my finger on why). This Canadian novel tells an important story - a story that celebrates the strength of women even under the heaviest of circumstances. (As an aside, I now have a strong desire to find/watch episodes of The Beachcombers).

spiderfelt's review against another edition

4.25

Considering the elliptical nature of Birdie’s perception of time, the non-linear storytelling makes sense AnD it made for a challenging read. It is a difficult story, but that deserves to be told.