Reviews

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

mollykernsclapp's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This night have been too much magical realism for me (something I never thought I’d say)

ccoyle7's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.0

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.5

roxtar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

This book is weird, beautiful and complicated. 

avidreadr's review against another edition

2.0

did not finish this one. I literally could not understand what I was reading and felt zero interest in finishing this book. wanted to love it because of the cover.

epigramsfromnowhere's review against another edition

3.75

Beautiful beautiful prose but I’m not sure the concept really works. If this was a short story collection it would be 5 stars but the execution of the conceit mostly fell flat.

saraanneb3's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked what the author was trying to do and her writing is compelling, but like so many other readers, I just had no idea what I was reading. I loved one of her other books, so I'll probably try out more, but this one just didn't hit the mark for me.

aquint's review against another edition

4.0

Clever and I love the cover design.

disabledbookdragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

moreadsabook's review against another edition

2.5

you don't understand how much I wanted to love this. I love weird and unhinged cryptic shit and from the first 15-20 pages I was ready for it!! but then as it kept going, I just wasn't excited about it anymore and it became too weird and cryptic to really grasp anything of substance :( I just didn't understand the who, what, when, where, why or how of anything. and if I can't get an answer to even two of those questions, like....why am I reading it 💀

I loved the little short stories in between the "main" storyline. I wish we had gotten more of that. I love Oyeyemi's writing so much and I think I will try another novel by her but, this one was a no from me. maybe if we get someone like Yorgos Lanthimos to adapt this into a movie I'll enjoy it more lol