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The Dance Tree

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.96 AVERAGE

r_dankovich's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.5

The Dance Tree was a great combination of a novel about a community at a particular historical moment and a really deep look at one woman's life under the control of a deeply religious society. The historical information was well-researched, the book did not shy away from the issues of the time, including the entanglement of religion, politics, and social control, and the characters all felt very full-formed. The queer characters, and Eren (characterized as a "Turk") while not the main main character, did not feel like they existed to move the MC's plot or character forward, but rather to explore the gender and racial dynamics that existed in the period. For how short the novel is, it packed a lot of emotional intensity. 

geeweddle's review

4.0

4.5stars
I found this to be a very gripping read. The writing was (as expected) absolutely incredible - found myself taking my time with this one just so I could reread passages. Well developed characters and a well woven together plot. Learnt a lot historically as well.

agirllostinbooks's review

dark informative sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Well written and an interesting concept around choreomania, but not really enough focus on that. 

ginger79's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

lsavage87's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.0

astrickson's review against another edition

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

3.5

swept_up_in_books's review against another edition

I just didn’t care about the plot or the characters.

abarnhart's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

jenuinepanic's review

emotional reflective sad

• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

jessami's review

challenging dark emotional 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? No