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The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys

15 reviews

jenn_amanda's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Child death, Racism, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Bullying, Police brutality, Torture, and Classism

emikateb's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Religious bigotry, War, Grief, Medical trauma, and Sexism

Moderate: Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, Cancer, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

Moderate: Torture and Classism

ellie_gonzalez's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Police brutality, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

midnightverde's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book starts out slowly and there are many characters involved in the plot. As you read and gain insight into the lives and experiences of each character the story begins to pull you in. Once you start seeing the mysteries in the story it becomes more of a page turner. I was grateful to learn about this time period from an author who seems very interested in history and working collaboratively with the relevant people and sources to prevent inaccuracies. The book really comes together at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Classism, Death, Genocide, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Child death, Child abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Grief, Kidnapping, Trafficking, War, Medical trauma, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Infidelity, Death of parent, Excrement, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism

isobe_lw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

An absolutely devastating book which also somehow uplifts you. I could read this again and again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: War, Grief, and Police brutality

briannad4's review against another edition

informative mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, War, Abandonment, and Blood

heureusefemme's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-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

4.75

My favorite book from Sepetys so far. The cast of characters were well written and their purposes in this novel were not wasted. I loved how every character’s plot line was interconnected. Take out any of the main characters and an integral part of  The Fountains of Silence is missing. The audiobook was creative with the primary resources.  My only critique is that at times it felt like the characters were explaining plot threads that didn’t need explaining. There were also times were it felt like the book was explaining the historical time period of the novel. The first couple of times was fine but got repetitive after a while. All in all, a great history fiction book that highlights a  dark time in Spain that many do not know about. I knew about Franco but I did not know the horrific acts he committed during his reign.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Abandonment, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Police brutality

achay91's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Torture

elizabethpowers's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.0

idk how to feel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexism and Excrement

Minor: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Racism