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Det kvinnliga sällskapet by Kate Quinn

52 reviews

coastal_moonlit_garden's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

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Another KQ masterpiece! Kate always does her homework on the themes, history and characters. Definitely don’t read the historical note ahead of the book on this one because of spoilers-but they do warn you of that, at least in the audiobook. It’s a bit slow to start which is why I took of .75 stars but not enough to make me not want to finish it. The story is captivating and I love the style of hearing from each characters perspective in full instead of flipping back and forth. It’s unique and as always, makes me want to google more about the factual events discussed in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, War

rkw2017's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny mysterious 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: Complicated

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I can't tell if the patriotism was supposed to be a product of the time or if it was an intentional moral compass of the author. And maybe not being able to tell means the author did a great job of embodying the time and characters, but in current American times, it kind of makes me nauseous 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Racism

jennzimmer's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War

meridith_bex's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Xenophobia, Death of parent

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia

krysley's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Antisemitism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

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Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book!  The recipes added were a nice touch.  Each character was unique and imperfect and mostly wonderful.  The author’s descriptions are so vivid, the whole house came to life as I read the book.  My only criticism is that using the house as a sentient binder between the stories didn’t really work for me.  It felt like a gimmick and didn’t add much to my enjoyment of the story.  Definitely worth reading!  4.5 stars

Historical fiction set in 50’s DC with lgbtqia+ and diverse characters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation

Minor: Rape, Cannibalism

cmbrown4's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, War

kierstratton's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging emotional slow-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: Complicated

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The Briar Club was a bit of a challenge for me, even on audio with a narrator changing up accents to distinguish between the characters. The book has a lot of moving parts, INCLUDING THE HOUSE ITSELF AS A NARRATOR. It lost me for bit in the middle, but did eventually rope me back in. Not my typical time period for historical fiction but ultimately did enjoy it. The interview with Kate Quinn and Saskia Maarleveld at the end of the audiobook was a nice addition! My first Kate Quinn novel and looking forward to exploring her more!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

beckwritesbooks's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Lesbophobia

hannahrl's review against another edition

4.25

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I really liked this. I always love a Kate Quinn book. I found this one a bit surprising at times and didn’t expect the magical realism aspects, though I didn’t dislike them. Overall I enjoyed this, but I thought some characters were more fleshed out and enjoyable to read than others and even with how long it was the ending felt a little abrupt in a way. Still a great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Xenophobia, War