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Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

102 reviews

kaiiyo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

A tale that above all demonstrates the strength of women in a world made against them and how love for your fellow people is the strongest weapon you have.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexism, and Antisemitism

funky_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

rafafinhass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

naomi_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing, Classism, Animal death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

maziodynes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

One of the best books I have ever read. No hyperbole here. Somehow manages to be gritty and whimsical at the same time. The worldbuilding and lore were well thought out despite it being character driven with multiple povs. I loved every second!

The main heroines are all openly flawed or have massive obstacles to overcome. Seeing these women change for the better (but sometimes a little worse!) as the story progressed was an absolute joy. Not to be corny, but I think female empowerment really resonates here. These characters felt incredibly realistic to their unique circumstances. And the last chunk of the story was one of the most satisfying endings I have read in a long time!

A masterpiece standalone fantasy that everyone who loves fantasy and fairy tale retellings needs to read! full stop!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, War, Antisemitism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

flyintothestorm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Un mundo helado, para mí, tiene todo el sabor de un cuento de hadas bastante oscuro y me ha parecido maravilloso (aún no he leído Un cuento oscuro, pero sé que existe). 
Pensaba que las tres historias iban a estar más separadas y que se iban a juntar solo en ciertos puntos, pero se van juntando y separando, lo que hace que sea muy orgánico. 
Y pese a los cambios en los puntos de vista, la narración hace que sea bastante fácil saber a quién se está siguiendo en cada momento, aun sin especificarlo (creo que una vez dudé un poco, pero ya).
En resumen, merece mucho la pena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Animal death and Bullying

pejms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage and Animal cruelty

khymihr's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Antisemitism, and Domestic abuse

misssophiereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

This book is so exquisitely crafted, it was an absolute joy to read. There are a lot of POVs interwoven to tell the story and despite all of them being told in first person, I found it (mostly) easy to follow who was speaking just from the writing style. I also loved seeing the representation of different parts of society, including what these people would know or not know simply because of their upbringing. The magic was interesting (though perhaps not explained in enough detail) and the retelling (of Rumpelstilskin) cleverly done. 
My favourite part was definitely the moral strength and determination of the three main female characters. They all did the best they could with the situations they were faced with, relying on their intelligence and experience, trying to make the best choices while not betraying themselves or their families. Found family also plays a huge role, as do kindness and empathy. I already know this is a book I will want to reread as soon as some of the details have faded.
My only complaint would be that I would have liked to see a bit more of the love stories, but then this is not a fantasy romance, so it is not the fault of the book at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Alcoholism and Rape

happysami's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book, just as much as I loved Uprooted! 

Spinning Silver has lots of excellent female main characters, which I always love. I did think the story took a while to get going, and I wasn't really sure where it was headed, but there was a lot of solid wordbuilding along the way. Even when the story did get going, it kept surprising me (in a good way!). I've realised I really enjoy character-driven stories, and this is definitely that! 

I was really itching for a fantasy book when I decided to pick this up, and it has absolutely scratched the itch! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Antisemitism