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4.49 AVERAGE
4.49 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
Loved loved loved!! Fantastic characters, story and setting. Heartbreaking and charming and all good things
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
NYT Reader's Choice BBOTC #1
I really enjoyed this. I know it is a retelling of sorts of David Copperfield and I haven't read the og so I can't speak to that aspect of it, but I found the way it was written to be a more digestible version of that like southern English that Dickens and Twain wrote in. I used to literally feel like my brain was leaking out of my ears when we had to read their books in school, purely because I found the language hard to follow.
The story elements made this also feel so much more relatable, and kind of heartbreaking. Demon is unfortunately a very lovable character despite his best efforts not to be.
I loved the audio book and the man who read it.
I really enjoyed this. I know it is a retelling of sorts of David Copperfield and I haven't read the og so I can't speak to that aspect of it, but I found the way it was written to be a more digestible version of that like southern English that Dickens and Twain wrote in. I used to literally feel like my brain was leaking out of my ears when we had to read their books in school, purely because I found the language hard to follow.
The story elements made this also feel so much more relatable, and kind of heartbreaking. Demon is unfortunately a very lovable character despite his best efforts not to be.
I loved the audio book and the man who read it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-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:
Yes
A perfect book (even though I could have done with a bit more depth to Dori). Kingslover does an exquisit job of creating characters, and the perspective of Demon is believable and packs so much depth and heart. This is a story that you can be enthralled in and by and learn from and feel empathy for the characters (and the real people they are inspired by) all at the same time.
The depiction of poverty and addiction is honest and human.
The depiction of poverty and addiction is honest and human.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes