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The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing

jdiaz1124's review against another edition

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

4.0

litjrzygrl's review against another edition

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3.0

What a depressing novel. I'm a little confused by the ending, I think I just have to process the story a bit.

cinnamon_roll_'s review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ajpellis1's review against another edition

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4.0

Gotta say when my Gran said that this was a fantastic book, my immediate thought was that it would be quite nice, but tedious. Well it's certainly not nice, it has a lot to say and it says it well. To an extent it IS tedious, but I think that's kind of the point. Racism is tedious, and exhaustingly pointless. So just don't do it…OKAY?

ataraxena's review against another edition

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1.0

DNF at around 50%. The main selling point of the book hadn't even appeared on the horizon yet.

anequizabethan's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0

angelinite's review against another edition

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

4.5

i really love lessing's writing style and i was completely gripped by the story

elke_theworldofabookwormblog's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

sharonb's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

khyland's review against another edition

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

3.0