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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

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kiwichill's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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karrama's review against another edition

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5.0

In 1930's Kentucky the WPA pack horse librarians made a difference in peoples lives. They spread hope, information, literacy, and more than a few recipes. After hearing the Kitchen Sisters podcast outline these brave women's service to their communities, I knew there were great stories to be had there. Jojo Moyes integrates her research and the lives to the librarians seamlessly and without info-dumping. You simply see the course of a relationship gone wrong and redemption in more than one life as the pages pass in atmospheric ease.

illusie's review against another edition

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3.0

This is about woman starting with a mobile library in Kentucky during the reign of president Roosevelt. They use horses and donkeys for the transport. The writing is beautiful, which is why I didn't mind the slow pace of the story. Alice is very likeable. I felt sorry for her. I can understand why she wanted to join the library despite protests of her family. All in all I thought it was a nice story, but it was not as good as the other books I read by this author.

esmemazzeo's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

5.0

aische24's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

tpwkenzie's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

While historic fiction is not my usual genre pick, I read this book for the book club I’m apart of. I really enjoyed learning about the traveling librarians but, I found the pacing to be too slow. There were too many subplots that didn’t feel necessary and we spent too much time on certain events. The book was too long. I believe things should have been cut in the final draft.