Reviews

North Woods by Daniel Mason

cpantin's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A

4.25

lvmuth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

An absolutely gorgeous and atmospheric novel about a plot of land and how it changes across its inhabitants, and across time. There's a little spookiness, a little magical realism, and a lot of extremely beautiful writing. Don't go in expecting it to be about one family; it's organized like a series of interconnected tales that come together in the end. I suspect if you like Faulkner's southern gothic work (like I do), you would love this book; it's nearly as complex and multilayered as one of his classics.

Digest it slowly and give it time to settle before making a final judgment.

alisontownsend's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

lammeyb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

brose's review against another edition

5.0

Just beautiful. Very close to my own sensibilities. 

mikektatum's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

manicpixiedreamgoat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

nsruthi's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

catmom21's review against another edition

I just could not get into it - I don't enjoy modern fiction as much as I thought I would.

katgman's review against another edition

Got bogged down in the Osgood apple sister story.