Reviews

Inland by Téa Obreht

mullensamy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I tried for a week to like this book and made it to 64% of the way through before I decided I didn't want to do it anymore.  The chapters on the homestead with Nora were tolerable and sometimes even enjoyable.  The chapters about the boy with the camel were just plain boring.  I couldn't even read them fluidly.  Had to keep re-reading things to figure out who was speaking or thinking.  

ireadandsip's review against another edition

3.0

Update!! After discussing the book at book club, I have a completely different view of the book and I’m changing my rating to 3.5 stars. Sometimes it helps to talk about a book with friends.
Tomorrow is Happy National Read A Book Day!! But this one was, well, at times I wanted to flush my head down the toilet. I can say that the last 100 pages were interesting. Other than that, I got camels and drought. The cover is nice!! I did enjoy the mentions of the different places in Texas. My favorite was The Brazos River. My grandmother taught me to say “Long flow the mighty Brazos River”, every time we crossed over it. And I still do it, today. I did finish the book.

staronel's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

jillyrabb101's review against another edition

2.0

Well written with great imagery but difficult for me to follow in the beginning. Not what I was expecting and ending was the biggest disappointment I've ever received from a book. I tend to read books with quite a bit of action, with continuous conflicts and resolutions and this was far from that. My interest kept wandering elsewhere rather than to the book. After reading the first 2 chapters, it took me 3 days to gather enough courage to waste even more of my time on it. Some chapters were a bit interesting but overall, I told coworkers to avoid this book.

star_boi's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

murraykl27's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-paced

3.5

sophiie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad slow-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

3.5

rienthril's review against another edition

3.0

Ghosts, camels and weirdness in the American West. Awesome ending but it draaaaaaags all the way there. This took me so long to finish because it bored me out of my gourd.

bekibeth's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

labeanorita's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75