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A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow

8 reviews

steeped_in_books's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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takarakei's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful fast-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

4.25

I'm not typically a big fairytale person, but this is a fun and modern retelling! I would definitely recommend it even if fairytales aren't your thing. Great narrator for the audiobook, and a quick read. Some badass women characters. LBGTQ+ rep.

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brokenbodybitch's review

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book; I think it was a very interesting take on the sleeping beauty story and I liked how the disability rep was sprinkled into the story. This may have been pretty short but I love the amount of detail added, it was very well developed for how short it is, and yes your base knowledge of fairy tales is slightly required but it is still explained just the right amount to refresh your memory. This retelling talks about other retellings which I really liked [very multiverse and it was fun], and I specifically liked how the differences between versions and how they were talked about; they were used to put other things in context and different lessons were pulled from the stories to add to the 'current' plot line. I really liked the disability rep in this book because yes she is independent or whatever but she knows her body limits her and I liked how the limits were touched on (to an extent). There is a magical cure in the end of this book BUT I personally don't think it was completely horrible, I think it was handled respectfully for the most part but it is something to be wary of going into it.

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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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corriejn's review

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slow-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

It's hard to remember the last time I read a book I cared less about, but I figured I'd give it at least some stars since it wasn't like, deeply offensive or something, and I didn't want to block off my whole bottom end of the scale.

I finished this only because it's short, and also there was a sleeping cat on my lap keeping me from getting up to do something else. I really need to start screening book recommendations better.

I found this just incredibly boring. One-dimensional characters, entirely unsurprising plot "twists," and thoroughly self-conscious "oh hey, lesbians!" references slung in at enough points to attempt to get it shelved with LGBTQIA+ lit. All of the themes (terminal illness, friendship, queerness, agency over life choices, etc., etc.) fail to reach a level of relevance that leave the reader actually caring what happens. Imagine the Steve Buscemi "how do you do, fellow kids?" meme and that gives you a rough sense of the smoothness of the author's attempted connection to... frankly, I'm not even sure exactly what the target audience of this book is meant to be (I considered that question during most of the fortunately short slog through it). Toss in a few unearned, inspirational-poster-caliber cheesy life lessons, and you've got this book.

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