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I Greenwood by Michael Christie

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pjm221's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

forroan's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

4.0

went in thinking the plot with the baby would be my least favorite and left with it being my absolute favorite part of the book. I also didn’t know this book had a queer plot line which was a wonderful, albeit emotionally painful, surprise

davinabacon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

sigmer's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

babywren's review against another edition

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3.25

It was okay. Some parts I liked, but most others were clunky, and the sentences rambled on for so long I forgot what they were talking about to begin with.

It felt like the author was trying to reach a word count, based on how much he overcomplicated his storytelling - most of it was more told than shown, too.

The way he writes women also really frustrated me. I think all of his female characters mentioned either their own fertility or period or pregnancy during the story. Why?? Women are more than reproductive vessels. It really felt like his ingrained misogyny was showing through the way Christie wrote his female characters, especially when compared to the men in the story.

The constant shift between perspectives also made it challenging to follow what was happening, and when it was happening. I know the relevant year was written next to the page count but I still struggled.