978 reviews for:

Bitter Orange

Claire Fuller

3.54 AVERAGE

rdellavalle's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

laurenam6's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aelachance19's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5/5 stars.

nooralala's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

vaiettuverso's review against another edition

4.0

mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

coco_lolo's review

3.0

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Reading Bitter Orange was interesting, because on the one hand, I didn't completely enjoy the story or characters; on the other, I was hungry to uncover what happened and follow Frances back in time. The unreliable nature of the narrator and the nature of storytelling in general kept me guessing when it came to motivations and events, and Fuller's ability to foreshadow certain things paid off. The prose itself never completely drew me in, although it did the job, and I did enjoy how the author crafted conversations where one character was speaking about one topic and the other something else entirely. I kept waiting for a bigger climax toward the end though, and the symbolism of Frances, Cara, and Peter as the oranges got a bit heavy-handed.

marko_krstanovic's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gbwilliams's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sharleen_e's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sallyworfolk's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated