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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
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:
No
A book that focuses to the details in order to reveal the expanse of life and existence. Groff writes like a poet, but has enough self restraint not to get too bogged down in language.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-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
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
This book—-I am still trying to process it. It took me a little bit to adjust to the writing style but once I did I found it to be so lyrical and beautiful. That said, if you are looking for a fast-paced read, this is not it. Set in colonial times, this book deals with heavy themes such as colonialism, religion, nature, and the female experience. I thought this book was beautifully written and very thought-provoking.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
the great and terrible wilderness that fills the world of this book is so brilliantly and vividly written that it made my heart ache. lauren groff does not shy away from throwing the protagonist into harrowing situations. to survive, one must meet nature with persistence and ruthlessness. the girl forges on in spite of the harsh winter, an encroaching illness, and some horrific injuries, foraging for berries and mushrooms and swiftly killing a good number of small woodland creatures (one episode involving a mated duck was particularly heartbreaking to read). but in the face of brutal survivalism, the everyday goings-on of natural phenomena sometimes provided some respite, and even felt like a blessing. you marvel at your own smallness and think silly of humanity’s collective ego.
our heroine, a poor servant girl from colonial virginia, spends the book running (and from what? we gradually learn that dangers of the unknown are preferable to whatever she left behind) without so much as a plan other than to get away from where she came from. in her solitude she has no choice but to mind her immediate physical needs, and transcend those she cannot attend to. running then becomes a psychological, spiritual endeavor (good to note that this book was dedicated to lauren groff’s sister, an olympic triathlete). but the author’s real gambit is making us anticipate whether the heroine might be able to overcome these natural forces. and then carefully leading us to wonder if she needs to overcome these wilds at all.
(if you have the privilege of living somewhere with nice weather do yourself a favor and finish this book outside)
our heroine, a poor servant girl from colonial virginia, spends the book running (and from what? we gradually learn that dangers of the unknown are preferable to whatever she left behind) without so much as a plan other than to get away from where she came from. in her solitude she has no choice but to mind her immediate physical needs, and transcend those she cannot attend to. running then becomes a psychological, spiritual endeavor (good to note that this book was dedicated to lauren groff’s sister, an olympic triathlete). but the author’s real gambit is making us anticipate whether the heroine might be able to overcome these natural forces. and then carefully leading us to wonder if she needs to overcome these wilds at all.
(if you have the privilege of living somewhere with nice weather do yourself a favor and finish this book outside)
dark
reflective
tense
slow-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