Reviews

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

gailforcewhitinator's review against another edition

5.0

The writing style is a bit hard to follow but you get used to it. I’ve never been a fan of this style with no chapters, I think it makes books more confusing and the characters get muddled when you do multiple points of view with no chapter change. However, once the Lemoine character was introduced I definitely got more invested. I really hated the Tony character, really man, stop talking! He comes around a lot as the book progresses but he is frustrating. This book was pretty wild and the end is a lot. I could feel my anxiety ramping up as I got to part III and I finished the book fairly quickly after that. I enjoyed the commentary and the story in general. I'd recommend the book!

searssarah's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

3.75

queen_tassy's review against another edition

1.0

Holy shit I hated this book.
If I didn't believe in giving all books a chance I would have given up on it halfway through.
The ending was so underwhelming and it was a slow burn in all the wrong ways.

dwatson13's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

mutmainah's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense

4.5

amandajinut's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

dwashke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.0

badmanreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The first half of the book was a slog for me and I disliked all the characters but it is really worth pushing through as it becomes faster paced and exciting and the characters develop wonderfully. 

aslgibson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

doctadri44's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0