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4.59 AVERAGE
4.59 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
dark
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
New favorite book. Just incredible storytelling, loved every minute.
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
tense
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
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a journey! This book sucked me in right from page one. The humor, the romance, the human flaws, the fears, the bravado, the desperation, and the hopes... all of it accumulated to make this masterpiece. Each character felt so distinct and they had a whole world of their own. No one felt like a side character (not even the Texas bull or the pigs), although there were 10-15 characters with story-lines.
1. Janey's death was the saddest and most real. But I am glad there was no plot armor there.
2. Roscoe's parts were sad and hilarious at the same time.
3. Deets' death felt the most contrived. I just cannot expect Deets to be so savvy and yet so foolish to hold the Indian kid, thinking that the Indians will understand that gesture right after getting a big scare.
4. The aftermath of Gus's death from Call's perspective was cathartic. That Hat Creek Outfit signboard as a gravestone thing got me hard.
5. The flaws of Call were relatable. The doubts he had were relatable.
6. I despised Elmira, but I still enjoyed reading about her. The random shot in the woods was quite curious.
7. I am glad that there weren't as many deaths as I had expected (I had thought that there would be one Hat Creek guy dying every 50 pages or so). And them getting to Montana was a big surprise as well.
8. Wilbarger's character was surprisingly pleasant. I thought he might turn out to be a bad guy but I appreciated his parts more and more. The Latin sentence discourse was humorous.
9. Jake Spoon should have been let to live.
10. Newt + Clara's daughters were great and sincere characters. In fact, I could relate to Clara's character a lot. I appreciate the author for writing about a strong female character.
11. Po Campo, Dish, Needle, Irishmen, Soupy, Jasper; all of them had some distinct personalities, and all of those blended so well.
12. July Johnson, with all his flaws, tried his darnest; that too was relatable.
This book got in my hall of fame pretty soon, around 50 pages. I LOVED the humor in it. The way people talked, the way people interacted; such good writing. The world felt alive, there were things happening everywhere and it was not just around the main character. At no point I was annoyed with any character's chapters/parts. I enjoyed each page equally and was dreading the book ending.
Spoiler
1. Janey's death was the saddest and most real. But I am glad there was no plot armor there.
2. Roscoe's parts were sad and hilarious at the same time.
3. Deets' death felt the most contrived. I just cannot expect Deets to be so savvy and yet so foolish to hold the Indian kid, thinking that the Indians will understand that gesture right after getting a big scare.
4. The aftermath of Gus's death from Call's perspective was cathartic. That Hat Creek Outfit signboard as a gravestone thing got me hard.
5. The flaws of Call were relatable. The doubts he had were relatable.
6. I despised Elmira, but I still enjoyed reading about her. The random shot in the woods was quite curious.
7. I am glad that there weren't as many deaths as I had expected (I had thought that there would be one Hat Creek guy dying every 50 pages or so). And them getting to Montana was a big surprise as well.
8. Wilbarger's character was surprisingly pleasant. I thought he might turn out to be a bad guy but I appreciated his parts more and more. The Latin sentence discourse was humorous.
9. Jake Spoon should have been let to live.
10. Newt + Clara's daughters were great and sincere characters. In fact, I could relate to Clara's character a lot. I appreciate the author for writing about a strong female character.
11. Po Campo, Dish, Needle, Irishmen, Soupy, Jasper; all of them had some distinct personalities, and all of those blended so well.
12. July Johnson, with all his flaws, tried his darnest; that too was relatable.
This book got in my hall of fame pretty soon, around 50 pages. I LOVED the humor in it. The way people talked, the way people interacted; such good writing. The world felt alive, there were things happening everywhere and it was not just around the main character. At no point I was annoyed with any character's chapters/parts. I enjoyed each page equally and was dreading the book ending.
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes