Reviews

Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver

olxvgxes's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

immyyy_h's review

4.0

The bits about her relationship with her sister and family were good 

Felt like the ending happened  a bit abruptly
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‘These myths consoled her and made her feel like the earth had a custodial purpose, that these natural phenomena were not entirely removed from the human race’

unfortunatecircus's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

wdanger's review

mysterious sad tense

3.0

That sure was a book I read 

alliestinnett's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

eliotopian's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

dimolkova's review

2.0

i did not “get it” and also was not emotionally engaged at all, unfortunately

laserdiscreader's review

dark emotional reflective

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

4.0

I never knew where this was going and I still don't think I understand where it ended (may revisit, considering I wrote this right after finishing). While the story is, at it's heart, a familial tragedy, it's the writing and, frankly, the word choice that won me over for the book as a whole. Gorgeous, even with the squirms it induced 

yuyuv's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tdecastro's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I had HIGH hopes for this book and genuinely was excited to read it. It took me months to finish it since it was getting more into her day to day life rather than the actual issue itself. I wished that there was a lot more explanation on Nede and the whole process of it rather than having only a few pages of explanation. Also what happened to Ethan??? Need to know.