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The Orchard by Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry

4.14 AVERAGE

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hej_anna's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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remuslibrary's review against another edition

4.75
dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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j_ellie's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional 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
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_caitcat's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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utopi6n's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
the writing felt a bit rushed at times but i loved it nonetheless 

etherealacademia's review against another edition

5.0
heartbreaking

mikuish's review against another edition

4.25
reflective
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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nerdy_reader's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-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
Wow. This book left me emotional, more so than I have ever been about a piece of literature. Such a wonderfully crafted world built upon history and the author’s own experiences; each character was alive and breathing on the page. I fell in love, grieved, and hurt alongside of them. Gorcheva-Newberry unburies the unheard stories of the perestroika generation and examines them by interweaving the novel with the lives of four soviet teenagers. Family, politics, and friendship all play a part in how the concept of identity is formed. Could not put this book down, and, admittedly, cried multiple times when I began to think of my mother’s own experiences with the USSR. Thank you, Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, for putting your pen to paper. The world needed / needs this novel. 

_anneeeeee's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

verommm's review against another edition

4.25
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes