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jwells's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
Literary fantasy that packs a punch, if a reader is willing to meet it on its own terms. It doesn't follow fantasy genre rules for who a protagonist should be, what an action scene should be like, or even what the most important part of the story should be.
I cried more at the end than I did over Never Let Me Go. YMMV.
I cried more at the end than I did over Never Let Me Go. YMMV.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Dementia, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: War
Minor: Child death and Infidelity
piiiesk's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A beautiful book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Violence
disqmonde's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book is about a pair of characters on a walking journey, which feels like it passes in real time. This book is slow and relaxed, but moves steadily forward as our main characters wander through it, always keeping just enough going on in the plot to interest you in the story and keeping enough hidden behind the mists to make you want to see more. In and of itself, the characters are simple and the story is inconclusive, straddling genre conventions and never feeling quite right as a fantasy or a history. However, the book reads well in the context of modern politics. In between dreamlike passages and Arthurian characters, The Buried Giant asks questions about memory, peace, and responsibility that are never quite answered well enough to satisfy and linger on after the book is finished. This reads more like a fairy tale than a novel; don't come here looking for thrills.
Recommended for literary fiction readers or those who enjoy melancholy.
Recommended for literary fiction readers or those who enjoy melancholy.
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence and Dementia
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