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The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir

26 reviews

oliviaja's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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baileycowen's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

Truly a book that provoked a lot of thought, it was a fascinating engagement and critique of the extreme problems of extreme religious sects. I liked the ending, felt that it wrapped up in a realistic but hopeful way. 
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thislibrarylife's review against another edition

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I heard about it on a podcast, and the intersection of reality shows + fundamentalism + scandal is all my interest points. Recommend for anyone who enjoys those realms, or who like rotating perspectives. 
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dwellordream's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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thatsssorachael's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

WOWOWOWOWOW

If every book was like this, I would never DNF anything. In fact, dare I say, this book is the reason I DNF lacklustre books. I loved The Book of Essie. It wasn't perfect, but it was pretty damn close. This book got me hooked pretty much immediately, and didn't unhook me until the very last line. If I could have read this in one sitting, I probably would have. 

The characters were all realistic and well rounded. People had motivations for behaving the way they did. Rourke and Essie were really powerful characters, and had a lot of depth to them. Maybe they didn't behave perfectly or rationally, but they behaved realistically. I give the author a lot of credit for that. 

The ending was a good one. It wasn't totally out of left field, I had pretty much figured it out by a quarter of the way in. It was done so well though, I didn't give one damn that it was "predicatable" at all. I expected this book to lean more into the abortion argument, but instead it leaned into women's rights and bodily autonomy. I really enjoyed it. 

Highly recommend for anyone. 
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otherworlds's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • 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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