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Auē by Becky Manawatu

mackinnonanna's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

pluginsteadman's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

savpatreadthat's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad 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

4.0

plantingneurons's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0


I got up and went to the bathroom and found things to plaster. I put my hand over my chest to find my heartbeat, then put about six plasters over the loudness.

[…]

With my back to the water, after throwing my bottle and yelling at it, I felt like the sea might follow me and eat me up in one huge foamy mouthful. But when I looked back, it was pulling away in a sad grey murmur.

[…]

I didn’t want to stay. 

I wanted to find the people and the things I came for. Then leave. And I’d never come back here again. … 

It was worse than I thought it’d be. It stung my skin, blurred my vision. It pulled out my nerves and veins, laid them on the earth to be mistaken for worms by birds and curious children.

chelseyg's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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


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ekline's review against another edition

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4.0

4.5 ⭐️

uvahoogirl's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

spoookykid's review against another edition

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dark hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

kyra_c_c's review against another edition

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5.0

Haunting and sad but beautiful. Will be thinking of these characters for a long time.

helen_is's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5