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The Orchard by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry

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warandpeace's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

i do love a modern take on classic russian lit. confusingly homoerotic and very very sad.

sparkleclouds24's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition

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3.0

I really enjoyed this coming-of-age story set in the Soviet Union in the 1980s. It's about two best friends who are girls, and the whole time you can tell there's this undercurrent of dark stuff happening, but the plot got very much darker about two-thirds of the way through and I decided I just can't finish it. The writing and characterization are very good. It just got too dark for me.

sarapalooza's review against another edition

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4.0

Wonderful debut novel about a group of friends coming of age during Perestroika. Truly heartbreaking.

jaybelzebabe's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

pastavoyage's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

hannahbright's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked it! It was a bit slow in the middle but the end really picked up. I'd like to read Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard" now to see how this compares.