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jackie_shimkus's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
5.0
meghanbisreading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
joclousing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage and Violence
Minor: Abortion and Death of parent
kalenreads's review against another edition
4.0
Powerful and realistic, with believable characters and a plot that will draw in any environmentalist. But it moves slow, sometimes with strange pacing. There’s a section that feels like a climax, but is followed by more than 100 remaining pages of tying up loose ends.
trumpeta19's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
The plot was all over the place and the characters were poorly developed. There were way too many secondary characters thrown in the mix so it became hard to keep track of who was who. The book could have ended about 100 pages sooner but ironically rushed the finale.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Misogyny
lmaxwellscott's review against another edition
4.0
I may round this up to 5. This is a gorgeous story, set to start in the year I was born. A community faces a crossroads between their livelihood and their lives. What do you do when your work is your identity, but your work is killing you and your family? How do you change when your livelihood depends on not changing?
This book is slow to start. With the benefits of hindsight the reader will come to certain conclusions before the characters do. In some cases the characters must be in denial until they cannot be.
But this book also has so many characters that were at first unlikable or at least not someone I would expect to like or agree with day to day that by then end, almost down to a man, I loved.
This book is slow to start. With the benefits of hindsight the reader will come to certain conclusions before the characters do. In some cases the characters must be in denial until they cannot be.
But this book also has so many characters that were at first unlikable or at least not someone I would expect to like or agree with day to day that by then end, almost down to a man, I loved.
jenna_troppman's review against another edition
4.0
The beginning of the book was a little slow and rough going, but once it picked up I was a goner. I was rooting so hard for Rich and Colleen but couldn’t figure out how they both could win. I will say I was not prepared for the end and how emotional I got. Great read and would recommend to others (once you get past the slow beginning anyway)
heidisreads's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this book. It was well-balanced with rich characters, smart writing, a story I thought about when I wasn't reading and a setting I wished I could visit.