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Tähtede jagaja by Jojo Moyes

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abbymac99's review against another edition

4.0

This one really just makes a girl wanna move out to the country and ride a horse through the countryside and mountains. But also really not want to do that at the same time.

A historical fiction tale of women’s friendships and empowerment and their traveling library set in Kentucky in the 1920-30s. This one gets 4 stars because it really was slow to get into for me at first but then it steadily gains traction as the plot deepens and the characters develop and the reader gets more and more invested.

Some notes that won’t make sense unless you read it:
- We needed more character development for our boy Fred - if your gonna make him a main character at the end you gotta give us more in the beginning.
-Marjories character development and dimensions and story line were so

coveredbychristine's review against another edition

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4.0

I absolutely loved reading about the lives, trials and tribulations of the assorted pack horse librarians. What a beautiful story about the power of friendship and the commitment to increase access to literature for a small rural community.

sandrams's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

mrskn98's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

sandiet's review against another edition

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4.0

Engaging story, narrated by Julia Whelan.
This story is based on the Packhorse Librarian Project in Kentucky which delivered books to remote regions in the Appalachians between 1935 and 1943.
I enjoyed the strong female characters especially during a time when it was difficult for women to have their own ideas. Interesting to get some insight into a project I didn't know anything about.
Jojo Moyes writes very well and her novels move along without dragging.
Highly recommended. Solid 4 stars.

zhelana's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional informative slow-paced

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

4.0

This was another one of those books where everything good is happening for the first half of the book and by the time bad things start happening, I don't want them to. I've started to think of the book as a comfort read. But anyway, about halfway through the ladies of the library start to have problems, and so it goes. I think I would have liked this book more if it had been 3/4ths as long as it was, and a lot of the first bits were cut out. That said, I didn't particularly want the book to end, either. I enjoyed my time in these ladies' lives. It was also about a part of the country that doesn't get written about very often. I can only think of one other book I've read that was in this location, and that was modern memoirs not historical fiction. So it was pretty unique. I'll give it a lot of credit for that. But anyway, I didn't love this book, but I did like it. So 4 stars.