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sarahjpoppy's review against another edition
The Good People is intense, powerful and moving. Once again, Kent carefully describes a time and place that is fraught with danger. Here blame, grief, ignorance and superstition all bind together and hover around the heads and hearts of a wretched community, living in cold, dank and joyless hovels and barely surviving. As I was pulled inexorably towards the inevitable, outcomes, I became increasingly world weary and uncomfortable. Hannah Kent’s writing is as lovely as ever, but is so very evocative that I became quite distressed and finally found myself unwilling to pick it up again. I hope to return to this brilliant but awful story when I’m feeling more robust.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma
beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
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