4.37k reviews for:

The Book of Longings

Sue Monk Kidd

4.24 AVERAGE

shawntepperdo's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

baileydunn's review against another edition

4.0

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Definitely captivating! It's impossible not to respect and identify with Anna, the main character. Also compelling to see this historical and canonical story told through the eyes of Jesus's fictional wife. However, slightly too on the nose with feminist sentiments at times — I do love the sentiments, just wish they weren't quite so overt in the text. Additionally, I think that historical fiction tends to lend itself to somewhat of a sense of passivity. I often feel as if I'm witnessing the events through a veil rather than feeling present in the moments of the novel. This novel had a level of that passivity — almost comparable to being held at arm's length.

lindsaybethlyons's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This will stay with me. Beautiful imagining, strong feminist themes, excellent narration. 

jtheso's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

fizzy_fox's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

danafogle's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ginnyrunstheblock's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

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This book has everything I like: reimagining history/popular stories,  female lead. But the dialogue and Egypt story were  too cheesy. 

abbyfckingbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

mtholl's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cybeleflame's review

3.0

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes