Reviews

It Is Wood, It Is Stone by Gabriella Burnham

whoisrois's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense 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

4.0

read this when ur suffering from big head disease

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Cancer, Classism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia

kstrobs's review

inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

3.5

tracey1981's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I found this easy to read. I read it while in Brazil and liked that it was set here and written by a Brazilian-American author, with many references to food I was eating, places I was going, and aspects of the culture that were familiar. That made for an enjoyable and timely read. The story itself was kind of forgettable and the main character was quite unlikeable so that knocked it down a star.

dimples0508's review against another edition

4.0

Fantástico

jessicaseptember's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

sycrain05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

3.25

libristella's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

atgerstner's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

flowerwineandbooks's review against another edition

4.0

A very character driven book written as a long letter/story that was very intriguing the entire way through. I eventually grew to love all the major characters (or at least empathize with them) and I really liked learning about them specifically through Linda's retelling.
I was especially drawn to the ways in which the main character and narrator, Linda, was able to grow. I was able to see even more evidence of this growth as I actually think Linda's writing gets much more lyrical as the story progresses:
"our collective experience should shape how history is remembered. I want my story to be remembered by how I evolved not only for myself, but for the important people in my life."
I am very much looking forward to whatever Gabriella Burnham writes next!
Note: Thank you NetGalley for a digital review copy of this book.

bookswherenothinghappens's review

challenging reflective tense 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

4.0