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stitchbooks22's review against another edition
Pretentious, repetitive and needed so much more editing. I can’t put myself through another 503 pages of that. How this made it to being a published work I do not know.
vexyspice's review against another edition
3.0
I initially started reading/ listening to this book with much excitement but that faded pretty quickly. The characters were interesting enough the book seems to drag. Can’t say that I’d recommend this book to anyone.
atgerstner's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
It’s confusing and rambling and I wish it was better.
wsking's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
The story rambles quite a bit.
jacksontibet's review against another edition
1.0
Maybe the fourth book that I've been unable to finish, ever. Had to stop 3/5 of the way in as it just got to be too much, dreading the act of reading it. Writing is awful, nothing is ever SAID. We the reader have no idea what's actually happening most of the time because our narrator ends most conversations/observations with some variation of "I didn't know what they meant" and so how are we supposed to know either? This is an attempt at some Gabriel Garcia Marquez style magical realism and it fails wildly and with a muted abandon. The same conversations are had over and over and our narrator doesn't know what people mean because most of them speak nonsense (all the witches, medicine men/women, spiritualists, etc) and nothing means anything. Just garbage.
gabiop's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
sad
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? No
2.5
ukponge's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Mental illness, Rape, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Racial slurs
Minor: Forced institutionalization
rmarcin's review against another edition
2.0
This was a slog to read. It is the story of a young girl, Almeyda, and the settlement of Palmares. It takes place in the 17th century, and it spans 25 years. While an interesting concept, some of the book was harsh in its descriptions, and nauseating at times. Almeyda ages, marries, and her husband is lost. She spends years searching for him. She is tortured, and also learns medicinal powers.
This book was 500+ pages which was at least 150 pages too long. There were repetitive passages throughout the book, plus there was a lot of magical realism.
It just wasn't for me!
This book was 500+ pages which was at least 150 pages too long. There were repetitive passages throughout the book, plus there was a lot of magical realism.
It just wasn't for me!
emherland's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Strange and beautiful. In the end I feel like I didn’t really “get” it. There is so much here to unpack in its magical realism and I could hardly get my head around it.