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The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

3.85 AVERAGE


rip girl you would’ve loved sun bleached flies by ethel cain

A survival book without the survival. Beautifully written, utterly enthralling, but ultimately bleak. still loved it though.
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

In this bleak and vivid novel, a young woman escapes from a colonial settlement where starvation is almost guaranteed into a harsh and violent wilderness where she must survive using her meager possessions and her wits.
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I already knew I was going to love this. I LOVE Lauren Groff, her writing is so lyrical and poetic and this story was so gripping. I love (wo)man v. nature stories so muchhh
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DID NOT FINISH: 33%

Maybe will pick this up another time (as it was recommended to me and I like the prose), but I’m not in the mood for all the “wet hot shits” in this book right now 🤢
challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-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
dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced