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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Absorbing, hard and lovely. Themes of nature vs deities, the struggles borne of the human/ settler ego, and the just-as-human drive to survive it all. The craft and gorgeous economy of some of these sentences were perfection.
It seems Groff can do anything- this is my 4th of hers and really solidified her as a personal favorite. Smart girls surviving in wilderness is already my niche jam but clearly there is something special about this one that strikes a nearly universal cord. I still don’t think this will be for everyone - there is nothing about it that is like the typical page-turning bestseller. But if you’re a reader ready to be transported, to encounter both the ugliness and hardships of surviving this world as well as its sacred breathtaking divinity — pick this up. Reading this book is a beautiful experience.
Check TW for this, it’s not overly graphic but trauma is suffused and a central theme on surviving
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5
It seems Groff can do anything- this is my 4th of hers and really solidified her as a personal favorite. Smart girls surviving in wilderness is already my niche jam but clearly there is something special about this one that strikes a nearly universal cord. I still don’t think this will be for everyone - there is nothing about it that is like the typical page-turning bestseller. But if you’re a reader ready to be transported, to encounter both the ugliness and hardships of surviving this world as well as its sacred breathtaking divinity — pick this up. Reading this book is a beautiful experience.
Check TW for this, it’s not overly graphic but trauma is suffused and a central theme on surviving
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨ 4.5/5
The story of a servant girl who escapes from the Jamestown colony to live a life of solitude in the surrounding wilds. Eventually she comes to see the human species - or at least her people's version of the species - as a parasitic disruption to the natural ecosystem and doomed to extinction.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
Literature. Read the description before you read, lest you be confused as all get out.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Excrement, Colonisation
Moderate: Rape, Cannibalism
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
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:
Yes
2 1/2 stars rounded up. I find myself still thinking about the book a couple days after I finished it, so thought rounding up was warranted