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anneaf's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
medium-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
emcrebbs's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.0
_aakkaa's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Rape
sycomode's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse
jasmine_reid16's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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
darumachan's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
e1095's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt
nylah_danae's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm
ziggymusic's review against another edition
5.0
What. Wow.
If you’re doing some kind of reading bingo for the year & need to fulfill a ‘read a book unlike anything else you’ve read’, this one will probably satisfy that goal.
‘Freshwater’ is the story of a person struggling to reconcile the fractured selves within her, feeling appropriated and mutinied by a collective of imperious and protective spirits which are awakened, by turns, inside of her through a history of successive traumas.
I read a lot of books that could be described with any one of these terms that also describe this book: dark, strange, mystical, uncanny, iconoclastic, deeply introspective...
...and still this book cannot be classed with any other book I’ve read.
If you’re doing some kind of reading bingo for the year & need to fulfill a ‘read a book unlike anything else you’ve read’, this one will probably satisfy that goal.
‘Freshwater’ is the story of a person struggling to reconcile the fractured selves within her, feeling appropriated and mutinied by a collective of imperious and protective spirits which are awakened, by turns, inside of her through a history of successive traumas.
I read a lot of books that could be described with any one of these terms that also describe this book: dark, strange, mystical, uncanny, iconoclastic, deeply introspective...
...and still this book cannot be classed with any other book I’ve read.