Reviews

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

leoroycote's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

jedi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

drusmilford's review against another edition

3.0

Slow start but then could not put it down for a good part!

leonajudge's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

motions1ckn3ss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

caro1234's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

rhealambe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

brooklyneden's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

hikeplayski's review against another edition

5.0

This was 4.5 stars for me, but I decided to round up because I just really loved the voice of the main character and the rich scientific / historical lens on both a pandemic and childbirth.

steffski's review against another edition

3.0

While this was a quick read and I admire the author's ability to write a novel that basically takes place in one room, I felt it was lacking.

*Spoiler alert ahead*: There was all this build and build and build and build and then it felt like she kind of panicked in the end and said "Ok let's make it more relevant and let's make them gay. I didn't buy the relationship at all. Then things just rapidly ended and didn't fit with the slow plodding of the rest of the story.