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brandiereadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
illymally's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
I love it when an author can take some risks and challenge the reader's disbelief while staying in control. For the majority of the book, she does, and it's brilliant! I think the last 40 pages needed a little more cook time.
babyjwaters's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
molesworth's review against another edition
4.0
It feels silly to write, but I wanted this to be queerer. There was so much great stuff here, but why stick to a majority of cis man + cis woman sex? In such a wild ride of a book, the hetero sex felt exceptionally boring.
jayruby's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
freyaob's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
sineadw9's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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
4.5
This is a really special book. I can’t begin to wrap my head around how anyone could write it. It fluidly moves between magical realism and historic fiction and carves out a unique space for itself. The characters are full and stay with you.
The word that comes to mind is “body” when I try to sum it up? It strings together this theme of physical bodies, bodies of work, a nation’s “body”, bodies of water, etc…. Whether or not that makes sense, read this book! It’s an exploration of freedom in the context of American history and future.
The word that comes to mind is “body” when I try to sum it up? It strings together this theme of physical bodies, bodies of work, a nation’s “body”, bodies of water, etc…. Whether or not that makes sense, read this book! It’s an exploration of freedom in the context of American history and future.
shefchuffle's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
dustjames's review against another edition
5.0
This book, so heavily influenced and about water, is water itself. It’s fluid, defying any rigid shape, flows in the direction it needs to. It’s a one of a kind, odd, beautiful book.
tobinlopes's review against another edition
4.0
A captivating tapestry of a tale with a number on captivating and interesting characters. Now, there was quite a few sex scenes (but not what you'd expect) so I don't know that I'd have my teens read it quite yet, but it was really quite good.