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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars. A girl runs through the woods, almost dies in horrible ways in every other page, and then flash forward twenty years later, she finally dies. Nothing happens except running and bowel movements. Thank God this was so short; otherwise, it would have been 1-2 stars. I do like Groffs writing style but there was barely any plot and weird pacing.
A beautiful story about survival and contemplation over the meaning of your life. It struck me a bit cryptic, I think I would’ve would myself a bit more invested if I had been given more context about the time period & lead character. Was entirely captivated by her bravery at the end!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
beautiful, devastating
This book was extremely brutal and unrelenting and yet there was a lot of beauty to be found. I’m having a hard time rating it but settled on something like 3.5 rounded up. And a reference to Lucia in the acknowledgments which always makes me catch my breath & think of her and her family.
Introspective; without a single line of dialogue in the entire book. Well written, but unexpected. I was looking for more plot, more wilderness survival story. Less religious musing and more bears.
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated