Reviews

The Island by Victoria Hislop

panagiota_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

drrachrich's review against another edition

3.0

Interesting & enjoyable but I found the characterization of both Maria and Anna too one sided & the victim-blaming if Anna rather disturbing.

sumsessen's review against another edition

1.0

Honestly, I did not go through with this book. I made it to page 153 and then I just had to put it aside. When it doesn't make you forget that you have to do your laundry, clean or make you ignore the outside world, it's just not a good book. This is the most boring books I ever read... Or tried to read.

hazevictor_reads's review against another edition

3.0

Read many years ago but had to re-read as in Plaka where book is set.

caitlinantonia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

samidhak's review against another edition

5.0

I can't really say anything about this book apart from the fact that I loved it. I loved it from the start till the end. I have never felt such love for any non series book ever.
This book taught me the little sorrows and perfect happiness of life and how people still keep moving forward.

suehepworth's review against another edition

4.75

Book club. Me. August 2021
Story of leper cplony on Spinalong, Crete. Well written, gripping story. Romantic.

georgemay's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

3.75

bookishlysophie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

A powerfully emotive book that will have you hooked. I loved the layers to this story and how it covered multiple generations. The characters are complex but their actions make so much sense. I’d highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Chronic illness

crikhopit's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book; I didn't love it. I can't put my finger on it. The writing was good, the story was good, the characters were good. Perhaps this book was, just simply, good? The story of a leper colony off the coast of Greece and the family whose members are intertwined with the island...was just simply that.