576 reviews for:

Zorrie

Laird Hunt

3.85 AVERAGE

vlwelser's review

3.5

reflective medium-paced

ggpdiamond's review against another edition

4.75

inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

leesamudio's review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

wirthaa's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful reflective sad slow-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

noteworthy_fiction's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sarahely's review against another edition

4.25

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

christineandbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

franschulman9's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective sad 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: Yes

sydneyharvest's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

cindypepper's review against another edition

3.0

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A big part of what makes Zorrie so compelling is its quiet, understated storytelling. Reading the book is like hearing my friend's older relative recount a tale of growing up in the rural Midwest over the dinner table. I grew up in the Midwest and can easily name people who are descended from the Zorries and the Harolds of the world. Despite that adjacency and somewhat-familiarity, Zorrie's narrative is one that feels far removed from my own, which was probably why it didn't resonate with me too deeply. It's well-written and elegant and unpretentious, but this is very much a slice-of-life narrative, so your mileage may vary.

On a sidenote, I found the Radium Girls bit super fascinating, and while focusing on that would have missed the entire point of the novel and created an entirely different literary product, I wanted to know more!