Reviews

When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill

lhirl's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring 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

3.75

heidimaria's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

lovepayne_11's review

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted

3.5

kfront's review

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

2.5

raemii's review

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

2.75

I don’t know what was the message of this book. I feel disappointed because there multiple opportunities to explore how women became dragons through race, class, etc. I feel like this was written through a very white women lense which wouldn’t be an issue if the author didn’t note or bring up civil rights and drag queens. 

margeryb's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

mieni's review against another edition

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2.0

I started to listen to the audio book but I did not finish it. It was fairly boring and I did not enjoy the style.
Two stars because I like the concept of the book at lot! It just wasn’t for me.

jpetkus01's review against another edition

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3.5

Kinda weird but not bad 

mxpk's review

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

bandrews's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0