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The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

3.85 AVERAGE

cmacs_paperbacks's review against another edition

2.0

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This book is about of girl, escaping her past life, her abuse. But at the heart of it, it’s really about the journey and definitely not about the destination.

And to put it simply, in summary this book is absolutely boring.

There is only so many times you can read about the girls hardship as she makes the journey. There’s only so many ways to describe her feelings of being cold and hungry. I think the author tried to make this a beautiful tale of struggles, but in the end it was just repetitive . There were a few moments where I thought, here we go! Only to let that small glimpse of activity and originality leave the reader with nothing.

I did finish this book. But as you can see from my read times, I wish I would have DNF it.

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vunde1's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lclarotto's review against another edition

3.0

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Visceral, glittering, gut-wrenching. Lauren Groff’s writing is always something else, a completely unique voice. Three stars only because I didn’t have *fun* reading it - it was work, it was dense, I struggled.

kmichlin01's review against another edition

2.0

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The descriptive language is absolutely graphic and at times beautiful. The author creates a vivid picture for the reader which I always appreciate. However the story was extremely depressing and an exhausting tale to read. I’m not sure how I feel about this story as I finished.

mschene's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

klkranes's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mairinwilkie's review against another edition

2.0

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This book was written well, but not well written if you know what I mean. Full of poetic prose and detailed descriptions of scenery, I found myself bored quite often. This is one of those books where the main character goes on a journey and the journey is the point of the story, not necessarily heading to a conclusion.

smorg's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mareelynn's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

smileitssara's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated