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mithren's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking and Addiction
Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Suicide
bearbookshelf's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
What spectacular prose and an engaging mystery, combined to articulate a lovely allegory for the Temoerance Movement (for contemporaries), and a broader acceptance of the 'other' and 'outsider'. Mirrlees offers a lovely read that seems to straddle the genre conventions of Gaiman's The Ocean at the End of the Lane and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream! I only wish she had written more fantasy!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism, Murder, and Sexism
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