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wildflowercrypt's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
this is an odd little story about the lost and the found, and despair like a plague infecting the living; the characters were interesting and Inis Caillte (the Fourth Island, the Lost Island) was an incredibly fascinating concept. the story is beautifully written and perhaps i’ll glean more answers from a secondary read, but i felt a little dissatisfied with how quickly the story wrapped itself up and all the loose threads that were left for me to sort through and piece together.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape
booksnbops's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
3.75
sanmeow's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
3.5
reads like a magical tale about a peculiar island where so many things don't make sense and some mysterious disappearances occur. since so many things don't make sense, i didn't know what was happening at times. but i didn't hate that, since the writing style was really nice and i can tell the author wanted to make the reader question things. not much plot to it at all, but the atmosphere is amazing and the writing is good.
brianharrison's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
caoimhe97's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
dancingprince's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Rape and Suicide
m4tr1m0ny's review against another edition
4.0
Economical, mysterious, eccentric, tangled, meandering, fascinating
senqin's review against another edition
1.0
The ball is the world. The rope pulls the world. The cow attached to the rope pulls it. We are the cow. We pull the world. The cow eats the grass. We are the grass. The cow eats us. In the cow, we pull the world. We eat the cow. In us, the cow pulls the world.
★
I was lured in by the haunting premise of an Isle of the Dead and Irish mythology but unfortunately ended up thinking this was a convoluted mess. The writing came off as trying too hard to be poetic and deep without achieving any sense of coherence. Did not feel literally any emotions reading this book.
armenaismailji's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.5
it was a rather interesting read. it was captivating and mysterious from the start, and it hooks you and reels you in like so. it left a lot of questions and its like you had to dig for the answers. i didnt know what was going on half of the time and i was confused but it was a pleasant feeling still. like when you cant figure out a mystery but then it clicks and you see it was right infront of your eyes. it was confusing until the end though, and im still left baffled at the storyline and plot, but it makes sense in a way. i actually really liked it, especially the way it was written.