Reviews

Saving Agnes by Rachel Cusk

msmagoo502's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense

• 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

lia_matcha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

jordan21's review against another edition

reflective relaxing 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? Yes

3.5

A dull narrative of the female experience that picks up only in the last 50 pages. Agnes’s descriptions and dialogues are witty and empathetic, which in the absence of a plot is the novel’s most redeeming quality. This was a chore of a book that I somehow managed to complete. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty

cherryreadss's review

5.0

Agnes is Esther from The Bell Jar in a parallel universe

eperagi's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

joanna's review

challenging reflective slow-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

2.5

ahip's review against another edition

3.0

This book was alright, but not much happened. I think that was intentional and the writing could be quite beautiful, but I prefer a plot-driven story. Also, it was written in the 90’s and in England (

mstormer's review against another edition

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

hongjoongie's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective

• 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? Yes

3.0

thursday_nxt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5