Reviews with content warning for Violence - Chouette

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Chouette by Claire Oshetsky

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scorpi07's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

That was… weird? What an oddly affirming tale of the sacrifices of motherhood. Though this story is strangely magical, dark, and left me wondering what just happened, I kind of loved it.
I’ve stumbled across several books in this vein. I like the magical realism and the lack of clarity on what *really* just transpired.

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vishnork's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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redrockhoney's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

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dannysercia's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While to writing in this book is very beautiful at times, using wild animals as a metaphor for raising an autistic child seems pretty ableist.

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alyssapusateri's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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anitra2319's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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? Yes

3.0

I did not enjoy this book. Because it’s speculative fiction, it’s meaning is very much up for interpretation, however I interpreted Chouette as being a metaphor for raising a disabled child and I did not like the way the author chose to depict that. Kids with disabilities are not the same as violent owl babies and deserve a more accurate representation in literature that does not animalize them. I would love to hear other’s interpretations but this is not a book I would be recommending any time soon. I gave it three star because it was well written but and captivating but I did not like the overall content.

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madeleinem13's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

I really liked the ending. This book felt really long at some points and took a while to develop. It was all about motherhood which I can’t relate to, so I think that’s why it didn’t connect with me. The owl was also a metaphor for a child with a disability, which I thought was an interesting take. I wish I liked this book more but it was just so slow because there was no plot for 3/4 of it.

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