Reviews

The Wolf Hunt by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

kmulliki's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.5

sararead's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

3.5

Read for a book club. Thought it was interesting but a little all over the place. Didn't like the affair in the 3rd act though I suppose it didn't come as a total surprise so there's that. Will be interesting topic to see who people think the murderer is 

mdpenguin's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The beginning of this novel turned me off a little because it felt heavy handed with the foreshadowing, but I found that, taken in whole, it made sense and worked. The conflicting emotions, the stresses, and the general feeling of helplessness that Lilach tried to push through were more intense for me than the moments where there was worry about violence. It was such an effective portrait of the fear and emotional complexity of being an outsider that even when I didn't relate to what was going on, I was still strongly affected by it. 

milamoon's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Un libro che piano piano decolla.
Fino a metà credi di conoscere già tutto, di saperne più dei protagonisti e della scrittrice. Poi ti ricredi. Poi ancora una volta.
Un climax sottile e inconsueto mi porta a dare quasi 4 stelle ad un romanzo che altrimenti sarebbe stato semplicemente" uno dei tanti" buoni romanzi. 

bgg0823's review against another edition

dark reflective tense

4.0

tschonfeld's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

catenelmetro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

ilanka's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

missbookiverse's review against another edition

4.0

Der Roman ist eine Mischung aus spannungsvollen Thriller-Elementen und nachdenklichem Familienporträt, packend und elegant geschrieben. Am Anfang dachte ich, es würde viel mehr um die Mutter/Erzählerin und ihre Beziehung zu ihrem Sohn gehen (hat er seinen Mitschüler umgebracht oder nicht?), aber im Laufe der Handlung kommen noch zahlreiche weitere Aspekte dazu wie das Verhältnis zu ihrem Mann (der eigentlich ein guter Ehemann ist, sie aber immer wieder unangenehm bevormundet, ohne dass sie das konkret kommentiert), ihr Minijob in einer Seniorenresidenz, ihr Verhältnis zu anderen Müttern und zur jüdischen Community in den USA und in Israel. Die nahtlose Einflechtung der jüdischen Kultur fand ich mit am spannendsten, weil sie die Geschichte (von einer israelischen Autorin, das Original ist auf Hebräisch) von anderen amerikanischen Familiennarrativen unterscheidet. Gute, teilweise kluge Unterhaltung, von der ich mir hier und da mehr Erforschung einzelner Aspekte gewünscht hätte.

[3.5 Sterne]

amberly1997's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

I this book was okay, both pace of plot and the writing was fine also the atmosphere was okay.  
The cover of book was stunning and I don't really the characters and think both the characters needed to flash out