Reviews

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

memphisholli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? N/A

2.5

ssmerle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad

4.0

eawfritz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

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

3.0

aprilbooksandwine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

rndmltrs's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

bibliobrandie's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great book club selection (and we ended up holding our meeting on an island, very fitting!). I enjoyed the story and the characters and loved all the historical research that went into the novel.

clamacchia's review against another edition

The writing bothered me. There would be a flow of dialogue, and then the author would take over and disrupt the flow to summarize what was being said for the next two pages instead of it just being dialogue between the characters. 

Also the writing was very surface level and factual, I didn't feel connected or intrigued by it. 

Also the random chapter breaks were not always obvious, leading to confusion. There were many times I thought I skipped a page because a section of a chapter ended so quickly and abruptly. 

The only character story I was interested in as Mathinna’s and they don’t have much of her story as the focus. So it wasn’t worth reading it imo 

margardenlady's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

Fascinating story combining several aspects of the British colonialism in Australia. In one storyline we have an indigenous girl taken in and tokenized by a British family. And the main storyline follows women who were ‘transports’ from En  G land into a penal colony in n Australia. I really cared about the characters and was glad to see stories resolved rather than left hanging. 

jansbookcorner's review against another edition

4.0

Eye opening historical fiction covering a period of history that isn’t covered much. This was an interesting story told in a descriptive way that made me feel as if I were there.

tsukibunny68's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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

4.25