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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

100 reviews

taylers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

An amazing read. Delia Owens delivers an emotional story as turbulent as the waters Kya boats through. This book is chock full of beautiful imagery, described so carefully the scene can unfold seamlessly in your mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-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

Wow. This book is such an incredible journey led by perseverance, love, and survival. While it was slow to start, I felt entirely taken in by the story and held in its palms as if I, too, were finding my way through life amongst the marshes of 1960s South Carolina. 

Owens’ writing is poetic and strong, beautiful and sad, honest and rhythmic in a way not often associated with works published in the last ten years. I felt the nuances of Harper Lee coming back to me while reading this one, as Kya’s story of resilience, prejudice, loss, and heartbreak reminded me in ways of “To Kill A Mockingbird”. In both acclaimed novels, there is a clear distinction and cowardice in regards to class and upbringing especially, but also race and education. 

“Where The Crawdads Sing” is first a celebration and clarification of nature and its constants, every little piece of the earth that gives and takes, ebbs and flows. I’ve never before read such lyrical accounts of nature and its secrets. 

But this is also a book about love, how it flourishes and wants and haunts and disappoints and endures. The emotion over rare feathers easily coincides with the years of affection between friends, lovers, family. 

The heavy weight of murder and death hangs over all elements throughout the story, though it never takes away from the poignant, beautiful account of life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness and War

vixenreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Depending on how you feel about the controversy with Delia Owens, it may change how you feel about this book, particularly with the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Murder

The last page reveals a huge spoiler, and it can relate to how you feel about the justification of such a subject.

cianarae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Self harm, and War

maiadunleavy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Car accident

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I had mixed feelings about this book. Overall, I liked the unique storyline and lush descriptions of nature and wildlife. It’s a topic I’m not incredibly well versed in so I appreciated the knowledge. The plot was unique and not incredibly predictable. However, the book fell flat for me in terms of some tropes, writing styles, and the ending. I don’t understand how kya could be the most beautiful girl everyone said she was when she was often caked in mud, with tangled hair and subjective bad hygiene. It seemed a little too on the “main character is so beautiful so she has many men pining after her” trope. I also personally did not like that it was not in first person. I think we could’ve gotten a more solid understanding of kya if it was told from her perspective. Lastly, I found that the ending really through off all of the work that had been put in the book to establish the character of kya and the reliability of the narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

albasapri's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Car accident

ellaaj's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief and Car accident

Minor: Infertility and Infidelity

karenaerts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual assault, Murder, and Abandonment

btrz7's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

More like 2.5 stars. I don't think it's necessarily bad but the story seemed to be told in such monotone way that I found it hard to keep my interest or to feel any emotion at all st the developments. Clearly not for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder