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4.26 AVERAGE
4.26 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
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
emotional
I wasn’t sure at first, but my curiosity for what would come next in the succession of characters overcame my skepticism. Time travel in a sense. Tickled my love for hidden histories.
The structure of the book reminds me of Olive Kitterage by Elizabeth Strout as a sort of connected series of short stories.
The structure of the book reminds me of Olive Kitterage by Elizabeth Strout as a sort of connected series of short stories.
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What an extraordinary book. It’s so unusual, so different from anything I’ve read before. In some ways it reminds me of Homegoing where each chapter is told from a different character’s perspective, and which moves the story along chronologically.
This is so beautifully written, told in so many voices - third person narrative and first person narrative, plus letters, poems and songs, a doctor’s medical notes, a magazine article. There’s such a variety of characters - a Johnny Appleseed type, an antebellum bounty hunter looking for slaves, a landscape painter, the mother of a schizophrenic son, a grad student who loves the forest and its ephemeral spring blossoms. There are some ghosts, an elm disease fungus, and wild animals.
It’s a beautiful tale, so lovingly told, of a place that changes over hundreds of years and yet is still the same.
This is so beautifully written, told in so many voices - third person narrative and first person narrative, plus letters, poems and songs, a doctor’s medical notes, a magazine article. There’s such a variety of characters - a Johnny Appleseed type, an antebellum bounty hunter looking for slaves, a landscape painter, the mother of a schizophrenic son, a grad student who loves the forest and its ephemeral spring blossoms. There are some ghosts, an elm disease fungus, and wild animals.
It’s a beautiful tale, so lovingly told, of a place that changes over hundreds of years and yet is still the same.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Classism
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So amazingly written just wow
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced