Reviews

Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette

courtandspark's review against another edition

5.0

I might rank this 4.5 but Agatha’s voice is a 5 all the way. I really enjoyed the short, succinct chapters stylistically and so many sentences just dripped with richness and beauty.

margaretpaxton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

kaboom2016's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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

zhzhang's review

3.0

Narrative is a little bit plain, yet it is short enough for me to finish it.

dearvillains's review against another edition

5.0

“I had no idea that the church could break your heart. I could never have imagined, in those days, a feeling big enough, strong enough, to take me from it. I could never have imagined giving up.”

candeegirl's review against another edition

5.0

this book made me cry and I adored it, dry but in the best way and so fucking honest 

katieraegordon's review against another edition

5.0

I enjoyed this story, one which the author states is 'not a losing faith story, but a falling out of love story.' The complexities of Catholic religious life is on display through the life of Agatha, a young sister. She loves the friendship and community of her sisters, but the hypocrisies and inadequacies of the Catholic Church weighs on her. The story holds the gifts of a life of faith lived in community and service, alongside the harms of a religious institution which fails to live up to its own ideals, all through a character who tenderly holds it all within herself.

krfreels's review against another edition

Just not interesting enough

midwest_transplant's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

emilybartonspinks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5