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hanngigi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Animal death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Incest and Stalking
corriejn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Blood, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death
Minor: Incest
lara_jen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy
amiamor's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Violence and Gun violence
jannne's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy
Minor: Incest
rsmiley716's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism
dimcmill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Domestic abuse
applehawk's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship
smarzipan's review
3.25
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Misogyny, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Violence
dancingdragon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This is a beautiful story of how friendship builds and can be cultivated among very different types of people.
It gives a good picture of the history of the Women’s Packhorse Library and what life was like for varied types of women in the 30s. Themes of women being treated like men’s property, racial discrimination, discrimination of lower classes, and the fight for unions and fair pay in the mines were themes well done.
The description of the landscape was wonderful and left me feeling like I was riding in the mountains with the girls. I could genuinely feel the fear for their safety and identify with their coming to terms with knowing their physical limitations in comparison to the men who wanted to control them, while also falling in love with their united strength and personal growth journeys. Moyes also did a great job of subtly intertwining good men into the story without having to make them the hero.
A heart warming tale!
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Alcoholism