Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

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Birnam Wood

Eleanor Catton

3.91 AVERAGE

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cdbellomy's review

4.5
dark informative inspiring tense medium-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
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durablepigments's review

4.75
challenging dark funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wolvesback4's review

4.5
challenging funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Its morality is revealing of the things we are allowing to happen in our world. Excellent writing. 

jclayhuston78's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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emmaleanne's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ashlyntalksbooks's review

3.75
challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cct80's review against another edition

3.75
dark mysterious
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evieomills's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yekelekey's review

4.75
adventurous challenging dark informative inspiring sad tense 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
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morganeua's review

5.0
adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This book was incredible. It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time, especially towards the end. It was thought provoking and the characters were very psychologically interesting. The power dynamics between each set of characters was well through.