1.37k reviews for:

After Sappho

Selby Wynn Schwartz

3.69 AVERAGE

teddytalks's review

5.0

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!!!!!!! so lovely

_lindsay_'s review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

maybe_nell's review against another edition

4.0

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I liked it as a concept, bit speculative fiction is always abit of a muddy area. Some great life quotes though and a different read.

coralinejones's review

3.0

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Hmmmm. Hm. Enjoyable enough, I suppose. Not entirely into the writing style here, though I appreciate how this fiction book reads like a non-fiction book. The little vignettes aren't terrible, but constantly switching between women and their stories got a little exhausting after a while.

lottie1803's review

3.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes

duckling_impersonator's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lunaliz's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

taylor_broek's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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Going to soft DNF this sapphic bestie for right around 50%
it’s like a catalog, a good catalog, but not at all, holding my attention or going to retain a spot in my memory Without a strong plot

ruei's review against another edition

5.0

challenging hopeful reflective slow-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: No

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I'm not quite sure what I can say about this book- even filling out the above questions is tricky because it feels like it transcends your typical notions of a book. In many ways this is closer to an epic prose poem, or memoir(s), or a moving window into sapphic experience. I'm very sure this is not for everyone but I am so glad it works for me. 

aljagolob's review against another edition

3.0

emotional inspiring reflective tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No