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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had a number of problems with this book: it was idealized without being utterly charming; I couldn’t place the village time or in the world; the language in places read like a Jane Austen novel and in others, inexplicably, as modern. I couldn’t buy the relationship between the main characters, either when they were fighting or when they were getting along. The whole thing had a conservative “life was grand when everyone did things the old ways” that I find saccharine and destructive.
However, several of my (homeschooling mom) friends really enjoyed it. So, hey...
However, several of my (homeschooling mom) friends really enjoyed it. So, hey...
A ideia central é boa (uma colónia de pessoas que fogem da modernidade e da pressa e constroem uma sociedade auto-suficiente), mas tudo o resto é mau. Nota-se claramente que a autora queria escrever um livro inteligente, mas o esforço acaba por sair demasiado... esforçado. Os diálogos são maçudos e pedantes no meio de um enredo que faz lembrar um livro de Jane Austen. A personagem principal também faz lembrar uma personagem de Austen: minada, facilmente ofendida, que se acha detentora de verdades universais mas que, ao fim e ao cabo, deseja secretamente encontrar o amor. Achei triste.
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Je pensais jamais dire ça sur un livre, mais j'ai trouvé ce roman incroyablement snob. Tous les personnages se pensaient supérieurs les uns des autres. J'ai eu très peu de sympathie pour eux. Ça s'améliore à partir de la troisième partie. Je n'ose pas mettre un 2 étoiles, parce quand même je voulais savoir comment l'histoire se terminerait. Mais bon, je ne me vois pas un jour recommander ce livre.
I loved the first half
It started out as a wonderful story. The end was disappointing and lacked closure. Maybe the author will do a sequel to explain "the awakening" and expand on the relationship with the man in the chair.
It started out as a wonderful story. The end was disappointing and lacked closure. Maybe the author will do a sequel to explain "the awakening" and expand on the relationship with the man in the chair.
Reread 2020. It didn't really hold up to a reread. I still love the town, but the book overall felt more preachy this time through.
Loved. Recommend to all my friends. And I need a sequel.
Loved. Recommend to all my friends. And I need a sequel.
I wanted to like this book. I kept reading hoping to find a resolution, or even a clear definition of what the heck was happening, but to no avail. To this day I'm really not certain what the point was. Was my problem an issue with a translation? I don't think so. I think, despite the lovely world that was created, and beautiful language used, I just missed the point. If there was one.
had some moments, but the underlying religious motif wore on me.