Reviews

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue

caro1234's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

rhealambe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

brooklyneden's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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

3.25

hikeplayski's review against another edition

5.0

This was 4.5 stars for me, but I decided to round up because I just really loved the voice of the main character and the rich scientific / historical lens on both a pandemic and childbirth.

steffski's review against another edition

3.0

While this was a quick read and I admire the author's ability to write a novel that basically takes place in one room, I felt it was lacking.

*Spoiler alert ahead*: There was all this build and build and build and build and then it felt like she kind of panicked in the end and said "Ok let's make it more relevant and let's make them gay. I didn't buy the relationship at all. Then things just rapidly ended and didn't fit with the slow plodding of the rest of the story.

binchbean's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

lenaoknihach's review against another edition

3.0

Irsko je ve válce a na španělskou chřipku není žádný lék. Zaměstnanců v nemocnici je málo a pacientů stále přibývá. Julie Powerová pracuje na oddělení s těhotnými ženami, které chřipka zasáhla, občas se objeví i doktorka a k dispozici je jí pouze jedna dobrovolnice Bridie Sweeneyová.

Autorka mi ukázala život zdravotní sestry. Jak pomáhá s porody, jak se stará o těhotné pacientky se španělskou chřipkou a jak to nemá lehké ani v osobním životě. Nakousla i další témata o církvi a chudobě.

Od knihy jsem očekávala silný a emočně nabitý příběh, kterého jsem se ale nedočkala. Já jsem docela cíťa, pokud jde o miminka, a tak jsem myslela, že když se celá kniha odehrává na oddělení porodnictví, bude stát za to. Bylo to smutné, ale se mnou to prostě nic nedělalo.

Velmi čtivě napsaný historický román jsem sice přečetla jedním dechem, bavilo mě to, ale myslela jsem si, že tohle bude jedna z těch nezapomenutelných knih.

mgreer56's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

danniacc17's review against another edition

It was really borni g I couldn’t keep mayelf focused on the book

antonia__gro's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5