Reviews - The Storm We Made

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The Storm We Made

Vanessa Chan

3.9 AVERAGE

elwin_rej's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark hopeful informative sad tense medium-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

ungodlybri03's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

A lot to keep up with I got overwhelmed but I forced myself to finish it

rmuthiah's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense fast-paced

The story is captivating, in part because my father also lived through this time in Malaya. The writing is fine, but not great. The book touches on the horrors of war without going into too much detail. I'm curious as to which parts are historically accurate.

frogggirl2's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Dark subject matter with shallow character building, analysis of the world, and the characters' feelings about it place in it. It's perfectly serviceable but doesn't surpass the basic on any level, including writing.

kobireads's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hayleym24's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

xpressionless's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-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

aspenbrown06's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

hollydyer328's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad 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

Set during a lesser-known aspect of WWII - the Japanese Occupation of Malaya - Vanessa Chan delivers a beautiful debut novel that explores grief, guilt, suffering, and the family secrets of the Alcantara family. I found the writing excellent (albeit graphic at moments) and the all four character perspectives compelling. I will definitely look out for Chan's next project!

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joliemanijeh's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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