3.4k reviews for:

The Vaster Wilds

Lauren Groff

3.85 AVERAGE

_bluelily's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

stargazer87's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

j_b0908's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

spiritmeetsthebones's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

rileybeyonce's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

femaletrouble401's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective 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

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Beautiful sweeping descriptions of nature. Ultimately a very nihilistic perspective. I thought the metaphors describing colonialism were poignant. 

littleobsidian's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Holy shit 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

ewilliams79's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

camillepearl23's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jilliankreed's review against another edition

2.0

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DNF - overwritten adventures of an escaped servant.