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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

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suklaa's review against another edition

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

4.0

It has its flaws but I mostly really enjoyed it. The author does a great job with describing the marsh and painting a very vivid image of it. Kya is an interesting protagonist to follow. The pacing was mostly good although a bit slow at the start.

I do gotta say that I thought it was a little silly to make one of the main themes prejudice towards a white girl when this book is set during a time of segregation. I feel like it would've fit the theme and narrative more if Kya was a POC. But maybe I'm just overthinking, idk. 

Also I have mixed feelings about the ending reveal (major spoilers ahead).
I feel like it was a bit of a cheap twist and it also kinda ruined the whole prejudice towards Kya arc. Kya was all like "the whole village hates me and thinks I'm a murderer, oh woe is me"and then she actually is a murderer?? Girl, you kinda proved their point 😭 Chase absolutely deserved it tho but it does make make Kya a hypocrite. I kinda wish there had been a flashback chapter showing how Kya did it and how it affected her. Even tho Chase was horrible, I doubt Kya could've lived her whole life without feeling any guilt at all since she was so sensitive.
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rowan27's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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hanxahjudd's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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ameliabellward's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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miriam_mir0407's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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lindan's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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houimk's review

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emotional hopeful informative reflective tense 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

4.5

Worth all the hype it gets. A fantastic read. The writing style is more detail orientated than some, so I wouldn't call this an easy read per say, but it is well worth it. 
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emilyxjoyce's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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bennificial's review

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mysterious sad 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

3.75

I understand the hype. Lost 1/4 point because the author also
committed murder and got away with it which made the whole thing feel weird.
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sabrinaaa720's review

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challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

Tough start to the story but as Kya grows the story deepens and becomes enjoyable and intriguing. Some stressful and sad moments towards the end but a good ending. 
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