Reviews

Emergency by Daisy Hildyard

verbitschnis's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

caioshea's review

reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

deeply nostalgic, lovely slow read for winter 

imogenrose97's review

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

5.0

Maybe the most reflective book there ever was. A slow, in the best possible way, reflection of a country childhood spent noticing, watching a herd of cows and their one outcast, the floor of a quarry teaming with freshly legged toads, and the intricate lives of the people of her village. I can't express how much this book made me want to be outside, alone, quiet in nature. 
I felt as though I was meditating instead of reading, which made it hard to want to pick back up and easy to be distracted in the midst of a page, however, it also was so peaceful. Once inside I didn't want to stop. It was such a pleasurable experience.
Finally getting to the end I found the narrative closing into a circle, looping back around to where we started. This is one of my favourite storytelling techniques. Finishing where you began revealing intricacies that were not present when you started.

nmdonovan's review

emotional 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? No

5.0

glossy's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

nightfallphantom's review

challenging emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

kstrange's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-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? No

4.5

andy_tbqh's review

reflective relaxing slow-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

3.25

juliezucchini's review against another edition

4.75

My favourite kind of book.

jasminepearson's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75