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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

139 reviews

sebnia_05's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Classism, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death of parent, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Car accident, Slavery, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Drug use, and Cancer

musica_mondel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

ghi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Addiction, Rape, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

pia_altv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, War, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Rape, and Slavery

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Rape, Infertility, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Racial slurs, Bullying, Misogyny, Cancer, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

hannekeemmerink's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.0

Prachtig! Geen woorden voor 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

paperbackmoth's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

moobubu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

im sweating so bad rn i can never move on from this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Murder, Racism, and Alcoholism

elizabeth_juliet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I read this book during my study hall because I could not stay away from it. I lived the moody, southern gothic vibes, set in the 1960s in a small town surrounded by a mysteriously haunting marsh.

As someone who loves figurative language and imagery, this was a joy to read! From the first page, I was hooked! “Marsh is not swamp. Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into sky.” I’ve never been to the coast of North Carolina and I wasn’t alive in the sixties, but this novel transported me there. 

My heart ached for Kya so many times as I read this book, so was so young and innocent in a cruel world that she had done nothing to deserve. I love murder mysteries, and especially loved the way this book jumped around its timeframe. That’s all I’ll say because I’m afraid I’ll spoil it if I go on. If you love descriptions of nature, misunderstood heroines, and true love winning out, read Where the Crawdads Sing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Murder

Minor: Stalking and Racism

justmys's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A good read. I felt the pacing sort of slump in the middle and then race through the trial a little but overall it was a decent book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Classism, Grief, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Racism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Blood, Car accident, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Cancer, Hate crime, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Bullying, Murder, Child death, Stalking, Misogyny, and Racism