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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

141 reviews

paris_olivia's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Mental illness, and Sexual content

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer

jessiesnoww's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

raderm1's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

corinnaxsophie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

3.75

Ich habe leider erst nach Beendigung des Buchs mitbekommen, dass die Autorin scheinbar in heftige Skandale verstrickt ist, deshalb lasse ich das jetzt wohl oder übel außen vor..

Es war sehr spannend, Kya in ihrem Leben zu begleiten, doch irgendwie hat etwas gefehlt. Viele Dinge blieben einfach unausgesprochen und als Leserin hatte ich manchmal das Gefühl, ich hab etwas verpasst.

Die Beziehung zu Jumpin, den sie später ja sogar als ihren Pa bezeichnet war ja gut aber wo war das alles versteckt? Für seine riesen Relevanz wird er nur sehr selten erwähnt. Genauso ging es mir beim Hass der Stadtbewohner gegen Kya, er kam einfach nicht rüber! Auch das Verhältnis von Kyas Vater zu ihr nach der guten Phase ist mir unklar geblieben

Ein wichtiges Pladoyer des Gerichtsprozesses hat mich stark an “To kill a mockingbird” erinnert. Alles in allem: Toll mal etwas in dem landschaftlichen Setting zu lesen, interessante Plottwists und berührende Momente - ob es dafür wirklich dieses Buch von genau dieser Autorin sein muss, hinterfrage ich einfach mal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Infertility

jg34's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.75

I loved this book!! It drew me in pretty quickly and I was curious the whole time through wondering what would happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

ethwen's review against another edition

dark relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m confused by this book, in some good ways and in some not so good ways.

The settings used in the book are stunningly described and Delia Owens has a way of weaving words into art. However, this is overused throughout the book, although it gets less as the plot thickened. I do wish that there were points where things were more direct. While the places were so serene and heavily embossed with tales of nature, the thrill of the mystery has lost its seat-gripping effect.

Kya starts out as a curious little thing and she just gets curiouser and curiouser. It was hard not to feel whilst her story unravelled. Whatever she has grown into, albeit debatable(though Tarzan was a thing so why not), made her an enchanting protagonist and it was undeniably hard not to root for her.

The romances are the parts of the story which I had the most problem with. Especially with Tate, because Chase was obviously a creep. Tate was kinda creepy too tbh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Racial slurs

Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts

audreyxine's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have complicated thoughts about this book. I very much enjoyed it, but I would have liked to see more of Kaya's relationships that weren't centered around romantic partners. The ending conflicts me

because Kaya's death spoiled the sweetness of her victory. But it was interesting to see the conclusion of Chase's murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Infertility

eleni_erato's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexism, and War

Minor: Infertility and Suicidal thoughts

vania_alex's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent