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mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition
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? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Blood
sarah_ann_roth's review against another edition
challenging
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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Abandonment, and Grief
snazzysie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
For a book using first person narration, we never really get a look into how Karana feels about things - the writing is mostly very matter-of-fact and descriptive in that way, which personally for me, made it a bit of a boring read. This writing style made the story especially disconcerting to read, when life-changing events occured and yet it felt like Karana barely had a reaction.
It was definitely strange as the praise on the back of the book mentions - but not in a way that intrigued me. The events in the book made me feel frustrated and lonely, as I'm sure Karana had felt, and yet none of that seemed to be portrayed in the novel.
The premise of this book definitely would have made for an interesting read, but as you can tell from this review, the writing style threw me off and made reading it more confusing and less enjoyable.
Maybe I'm missing some deep symbolism or something, or, because this book is deemed a classic, this is just how books were written at the time of its publishing - but whatever the case, I don't think I'll be rereading this one.
Nonetheless, it's a good story showing Karana's strength and courage throughout difficult trials, and the real life story of The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island is inspiring. I also liked the side plots of her friendship with the dog and the girl Tutok, so for all of this, it gets 1.75 stars from me.
It was definitely strange as the praise on the back of the book mentions - but not in a way that intrigued me. The events in the book made me feel frustrated and lonely, as I'm sure Karana had felt, and yet none of that seemed to be portrayed in the novel.
The premise of this book definitely would have made for an interesting read, but as you can tell from this review, the writing style threw me off and made reading it more confusing and less enjoyable.
Maybe I'm missing some deep symbolism or something, or, because this book is deemed a classic, this is just how books were written at the time of its publishing - but whatever the case, I don't think I'll be rereading this one.
Nonetheless, it's a good story showing Karana's strength and courage throughout difficult trials, and the real life story of The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island is inspiring. I also liked the side plots of her friendship with the dog and the girl Tutok, so for all of this, it gets 1.75 stars from me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence
ashhearddwrites's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
One of my favorite books. I remember reading this in elementary school and falling in love with the Island and Karana. Definitely held up on a recent re-read!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Death
nxclx's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
Reread of a childhood favorite, I enjoyed it this time around too. I didn't realize before it's based off of a real woman. For a book written in the 1960s, it surprisingly holds up fairly well.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Blood
The deaths are not graphically described, but they are discussed and have an effect on the protagonist.aconfundityofcrows's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Confinement
Moderate: Death and Grief
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