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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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twosuns's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

gracerider's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

jonapelson's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

An eco-thriller set in New Zealand centering around a guerilla gardening collective, Birnam Wood, a billionaire, and a pest control director. A bit slow to start but once it picks up it does not stop.

I enjoyed the setting and learning more about New Zealand and it's quirks (spelling differences, slang, phrases etc) and really enjoyed the authors writing although found some passages too long. Like many others I took a bit of umbridge with the ending but upon reflection am ok with it after all.