Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

74 reviews

kjkreiman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual violence

lost_in_nevaland's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

lesley326's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

carolinekaden's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Domestic abuse

maggiestraveledbookshelf's review against another edition

inspiring reflective tense 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

4.5

REVIEW ⬇️

📖 The Giver of Stars

✍🏼 Jojo Moyes

☑️ Historical Fiction

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 | 4.5

Spice: 🌶️

"𝙆𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙮, 𝙝𝙪𝙝? 𝙈𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡. 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙂𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚."

I went into this book without knowing what it was about, and WOW - I sincerely loved it!!

Overview:

•Depression-Era America

•Horseback Librarian Program

•Small Town Living 

•Women Empowerment 

•Importance of Books & Friendship

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟯𝟬𝘀, 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀.

First of all, I tend to LOVE stories based on true events - and learning about the WPA Pack Horse Library Project championed by Eleanor Roosevelt was a treat. 

We meet a group of women who become librarians via horseback, and they are all incredible humans - and I’ll let you find out more about them. But safe to say, I loved this cast of characters.

“𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩, 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜. 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙩.”

One of the shining points of this story is the forging of female friendships. It can be so hard to make connections, especially in unfamiliar places and with people seemingly so different, so it felt so hopeful to watch these women overcome obstacles together. 

“…𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙛 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣, 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙. 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙩, 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙙.”

The writing style was immersive and atmospheric. The author clearly did her research, and she was able to depict this era and these complex characters with visceral prose. I appreciate writing that is beautiful without being pretentious. 

“𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙... 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢. 𝙈𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙨𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧."

This is one of those books where I feel unable to capture all of the wonderful themes and moments: It touches on racism, classism, misogyny, and so much more. The importance of literacy and stories is woven into every chapter. 

Simply put: This book is a wonderful tribute to how books can impact lives exponentially.

I obviously recommend this book to anyone who wants a wonderful historical read with empowering characters. 

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲:

“𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮, 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death

emmdub's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Racism

mmgray212's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

chocolatechump's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Abandonment, and Alcohol

christy15reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual content

k8_mart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse