Reviews

The Drowning Season by Alice Hoffman

mschrock8's review

3.0

A sad story of an extended family living on a compound.

mematilda's review

dark emotional inspiring slow-paced

3.75

jenneraytah's review

3.0

It's one of Hoffman's earlier books, and it shows. It's solid, but not captivating in the way her later works are.

jillycat's review

reflective sad medium-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

3.0

trishadanforth27's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

cremeux's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.5

abbeybelchior's review

mysterious 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

3.0

malvord27's review

5.0

This is my third book by Alice Hoffman and it did not disappoint. I think I picked it up on a "Kindle discount day" just based on the author's name alone and I'm so glad I did. Hoffman knows how to describe characters and feelings, and in this book she did a great job of telling the story from the point of view of a teenage girl. I appreciated the multi-generationalness in this book, and a good look at how they all impact each other.

All in all, a great book. Can't wait to read more by Alice Hoffman.

adrianna80's review

3.0

Not as magical as some of her other stories. The characters were just okay , no one to root for, no one to hate.

sophierayton's review

2.0

This is a bit wonderful and a lot weird.