Reviews

Wyspa by Victoria Hislop

hazevictor_reads's review against another edition

3.0

Read many years ago but had to re-read as in Plaka where book is set.

caitlinantonia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• 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

4.0

samidhak's review against another edition

5.0

I can't really say anything about this book apart from the fact that I loved it. I loved it from the start till the end. I have never felt such love for any non series book ever.
This book taught me the little sorrows and perfect happiness of life and how people still keep moving forward.

suehepworth's review against another edition

4.75

Book club. Me. August 2021
Story of leper cplony on Spinalong, Crete. Well written, gripping story. Romantic.

georgemay's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

bookishlysophie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

A powerfully emotive book that will have you hooked. I loved the layers to this story and how it covered multiple generations. The characters are complex but their actions make so much sense. I’d highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Murder

crikhopit's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book; I didn't love it. I can't put my finger on it. The writing was good, the story was good, the characters were good. Perhaps this book was, just simply, good? The story of a leper colony off the coast of Greece and the family whose members are intertwined with the island...was just simply that.

elysia_knight's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

Leprosy has nothing to do with being a leprechaun.

rebeccatc's review against another edition

2.0

2020 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge: book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it. This book was just okay for me. I learned a bit about leprosy in the 20th Century, but I think the author tried to cover too much ground. The premise of a young woman in 2001 thinking about breaking up with her boyfriend so she finally decides to ask her mother about her past was weak. Her mother Sofia’s character was completely undeveloped. The plot jumped back and forth between the island where the leperous Eleni was sent and the village so much I never got a good sense of either, and throw in some World War II occupation and I think the author was completely out of her depth. The long-suffering Georgis never got a satisfying conclusion to his story. The dialogue was stilted. In spite of so much tragedy, nothing about the story really moved me.

pippamjtod's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75