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The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

3.85 AVERAGE

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audiophile_audrey's review

4.0

Survival. Loneliness.
adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

3.8
dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Now, that is how you do historical fiction: total submersion.
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

Nature starts as a character. 
Surprisingly,  the end surprised me.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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

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francaramen's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

I didn't enjoy this book at all. Picked it up because I fell in love with The Matrix and was looking forward for a similar narrative, but I guess this kind of story is not for me.