Reviews

The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott

vandelay's review

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

jlwilson's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

galaheadh's review against another edition

I liked this very much! It felt new but not in a self-conscious way: a well-written, interesting story evoking feelings I don't usually get out of any book despite experiencing them plenty in the real world. I think it will take some thinking and some time passing before I can really articulate what makes this book click with me - another one of those deceptively simple books with so much ticking away under the hood.

ime0509's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

juniperbranches's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This was a really incredibly journey. Ren is an old woman who has left the modern world of a military coup and climate disaster behind by withdrawing to a hermitical life in the mountains. Her life is simple, until a unit of soldiers appear on her mountainside, asking questions about the mythical rain heron…

There is something so incredibly surreal about the writing. It has a hypnotic, twisting voice and I almost felt that time stopped existing outside of the pages of the novel. I absolutely adored it.

reenis's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

robbie arnott has me gagged every time 

lorikan64's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

katiequack's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

yinflower's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Gore

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Violence

shaand's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0