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liv_eleanor's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was such a beautifully written book, and an absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking storyline. I was breathlessly hooked the entire time I was reading it. The main plot twist was unexpected and interesting and avoided the book being just another historical fiction. Absolutely loved it overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, and Colonisation
Moderate: Homophobia and Child death
trying_might_succeed's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
fast-paced
3.0
I enjoyed this, but first part was definitely more my thing than the second
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia
serendipitysbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-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
Historical fiction with a truly epic sapphic love story that spans this world, and the next. Tender, sensuous and evocative. Religious freedom is a prominent plot point so there is an interesting juxtaposition between religious freedom and individual freedom. Hannah Kent really knows how to write.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Colonisation, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Minor: Miscarriage
jameslyons's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, and Blood
Moderate: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Homophobia
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