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victor_constantine's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
It felt like parts of the stories dragged on and other parts were too quickly brushed aside. I wish the author had spent a little more time building up characters towards the beginning, and the ending seemed very abrupt. It feels like the author was just trying to set it up for a sequel, but it was deeply unsatisfying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism and Misogyny
Moderate: Hate crime, War, and Miscarriage
corinabarbu's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.75
hannahspatula's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? No
5.0
One of those books you know you're going to think about often. A slower paced book than I usually go for but from the start I could tell it would be absolutely worth it.
books_and_steph's review
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I wanted to like this book but oh boy ..
My biggest issue with this, is that literally the entire first half of the book is 100% telling and very little showing. Oh, we all can picture the setting well, because she describes that in full detail, but anything outside of the main characters head is glossed over. Throughout the story the main character often quotes all this Wisdom Wil gave her ... But our interactions with him are so brief and few that I feel like we miss out on the character entirely. She creates all these bonds with different people, but we only get a brief mention of their character and then told that they are friends. It all feels very removed. I found myself just hoping the end of each chapter was the end of the book.
About a third of the the way through we get a whole section that switches to her child growing up. Like literally an entire chunk of the book, which honestly I preferred that story a little more, but we could have done without, or we could have done tidbits of finding out the child's story throughout the book.
Another thing I found difficult with this story is that all the characters were either inherently good and gentle or they were borderline psychopaths. Like Seth and Og, then we got Maxwell and the husband (whose name i already forgot even though I just finished the book).
I dunno, all in all, this book just didn't do it for me and I would honestly call it forgettable.
My biggest issue with this, is that literally the entire first half of the book is 100% telling and very little showing. Oh, we all can picture the setting well, because she describes that in full detail, but anything outside of the main characters head is glossed over. Throughout the story the main character often quotes all this Wisdom Wil gave her ... But our interactions with him are so brief and few that I feel like we miss out on the character entirely. She creates all these bonds with different people, but we only get a brief mention of their character and then told that they are friends. It all feels very removed. I found myself just hoping the end of each chapter was the end of the book.
About a third of the the way through we get a whole section that switches to her child growing up. Like literally an entire chunk of the book, which honestly I preferred that story a little more, but we could have done without, or we could have done tidbits of finding out the child's story throughout the book.
Another thing I found difficult with this story is that all the characters were either inherently good and gentle or they were borderline psychopaths. Like Seth and Og, then we got Maxwell and the husband (whose name i already forgot even though I just finished the book).
I dunno, all in all, this book just didn't do it for me and I would honestly call it forgettable.
jacks623's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
miss_bct's review
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
elliep63's review against another edition
5.0
If you liked 'Where the Crawdads Sing' then it's likely you'll enjoy this one.
A very different story to Crawdads, but a beautiful story of grief, loss and survival; both physically and psychologically.
A very different story to Crawdads, but a beautiful story of grief, loss and survival; both physically and psychologically.
allisonbarnes's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
holly6708's review
emotional
reflective
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
4.25