238 reviews for:

The Turtle House

Amanda Churchill

4.09 AVERAGE

brittanypinski's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

sparrowwing12's review against another edition

4.5

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

tstarrett's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

risa_read5's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

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This was a fast read for me. It made me reflect on my family’s history and think of their lives before I knew them. 

I may have knocked a bit off the rating because Lady Bird Lake was definitely still called Town Lake in 1999, and I’m an obnoxious, native Austinite who won’t let that go. 

literarylover37's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ksprokes's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

aholland5's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

scottsemegran's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Complicated

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A beautiful novel of literary fiction that is wistful and full of longing. The relationship between grandmother Mineko and granddaughter Lia is the heart of the book. Can't recommend it enough! 

booknerdintexas's review against another edition

4.0

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

mjreadings's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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