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jenrkeeling's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
3.5
miap09's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book is a story about love and family connection and about how the spirit of water in its many forms have shaped their lives. Take your time reading, this book is written too beautifully not to.
l_walkes's review against another edition
reflective
slow-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
3.75
eeellieee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
4.0
i feel so cool having this as my first book of the year. big improvement from where i left off last year (the entire magic treehouse series). had to stop 2/3 of the way through because it got too dark but i was very brave. includes goat ghosts and talking trees and science (but some of it is wrong) so really where can you go wrong??
niamhniamhniamhniamhniamh's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? No
5.0
Goat ghosts. Communicating trees. All very calm and trustworthy. Funny in a very understated and natural way. I liked this book a lot.
arielamandah's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars. This was such a pretty book. The writing is lush and lovely. The author plays with lots of really nice ideas throughout. I'd say half of the book worked for me. The first and last sections were wonderful. Swarup captured their relationships beautifully. I was less interested in and drawn to the characters in the middle two sections. Overall, there's a lot to love here, and I look forward to seeing what Swarup is able to do next!
shiloniz's review against another edition
4.0
A love letter to the earth and all the creatures, stationary, mobile, and passed that have lived on it.
ragsrags's review against another edition
3.0
This is a tough book to read because it forced me to confront the kind of reader I am. Shubhangi has attempted something massive and possibly magnificent, but I simply didn't get a lot of it. Every sentence and paragraph is like abstract art or contemporary dance, which is exhausting over the course of a novel. Hence, I don't believe I'm the best reader for this.
ratkingmebitch's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
orla_gavin's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0