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The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

20 reviews

booksofbells's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

a story about survival and resilience of Wanda, a girl born in the midst of a hurricane Wanda, hence the name was given. i picked this up out of the blue and instantly liked the writings. throughout the book i was immensely impressed with the story. the relation between the changes in nature and human's survival was perfectly done. the wordings, the settings, characters, it feels so familiar when i read this book. i can't describe exactly what i felt but all i can say is that i've never read a literary fiction before cause i don't like it but this one is different. it was so good. highly recommend it if you want to read for leisure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Bullying, and Animal death

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

This was a very unique story, spanning over many years, and is apocalyptic and beautiful. I liked the first half better than tge second, the writing is beautiful and the story heartbreaking. Would recommend if you're interested in ecology and the potential future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, and Grief

kelseylee123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Bullying, Child death, Death, Violence, Animal death, and Body horror

cc_shelflove's review

adventurous challenging sad 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? No

3.5

Like any ocean wave, this book, too, had its ups and downs. I was unsure at first, but by about page 60 or so, the hurricane sucked me in. There was so much destruction; does everyone in this book die????? The story continued on to show Wanda’s courage and resourcefulness, but the pacing was SOOOOOOO slow. 🐌 I struggled to pick it up at times, which was unfortunate because the climate crisis is real! One thing this book taught me: boy, am I glad I don’t live in Florida. Despite my mixed emotions overall, I’d love to see this made into a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, and Pregnancy

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

It made me anxious about the future of Florida but was beautifully written and sad but not without hope. The way the decline of society / structure is shown in the book feels very realistic. 

Some quick info:
• spans over an entire lifetime
• set in a fictional town in SE Florida
• a little sapphic 
• post apocalyptic? The fall of society? Nature taking back?
• SAD :(
• but brings up important points and ideas

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Gore

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Child death

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

tifftastic87's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

The Light Pirate follows Wanda who is born in a devastating hurricane that changes not only the trajectory of her family but signals the change in the world itself. We follow Wanda as she grows up in a Florida ravaged by climate change. She learns to survive, guided by her mentor and adoptive mother, Phyllis. Phyllis is an ecologist and a bit of a prepper, but she was right. As Florida slips further away, Wanda becomes more isolated and the rest of the country follows. 

This book is beautifully written, it reminds me a lot of Mink River in that it is very much about the environment as much as the characters. Its a love letter to a world slipping away. 

Wanda is such a wonderful character and she suffers so much loss throughout her life. The climate anxiety underlaying the whole story gave it an edge that made it border on post apocalyptic. But the moments of Wanda doing basic survival things, mending nets, drying fish etc gave it a quiet element that most disaster movies and post-apocalyptic stories don't have. It was a quiet survival. In parts it reminded me of Water World. 

The pacing was great and the "chapters" that were just from the perspective of the environment were a wonderful touch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Animal death

brianna_moye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Bullying, and Pregnancy

jebecky's review against another edition

The loss was so great I couldn't stomach any more of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child death, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Gaslighting and Blood

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Animal death, Death, and Dementia