Reviews with content warning for Rape - La brillante destinée d'Elizabeth Zott

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La brillante destinée d'Elizabeth Zott by Bonnie Garmus

2637 reviews

jennifer_perry's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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mollydorward's review against another edition

3.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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mybluebookshelf's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I almost skipped this one because I was worried it was over hyped. In the end, it had some weird issues but overall it was a heartwarming story. The beginning of the book was sort of rough, both due to the r*pe description and the sort of elementary writing style. I also sort of chafed at the this-woman-is-different-and-special tone, which eased up throughout the book. I do think the plot could have been handled a little more neatly (was he abused by priests or not? Am I dumb for not understanding that?) but it was engaging. I would classify this as a beach read but not actually one to read at the beach, because it did make me cry a couple times.

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lwuchte's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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emmacb's review against another edition

4.5

funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

How quickly I got through this book probably says something about how much I enjoyed it.
It's relatively light (while dealing with a heavier theme),

and the ending is pretty fluffy

but sometimes that sort of uplifting but still thoughtful stuff is just what you want!

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swaanderer's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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caffeinatedbookdragon's review against another edition

2.75

challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

I agree with another reviewer who said the characters are abrasive. It lacked cohesion for me and I definitely would not call it “laugh out loud funny.”

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cozychels's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 42%

I think this just wasn’t the book for me. I wanted to read it before the show comes out, but I think it’ll actually be better as a show. I’m never one to skim a book, but found myself skimming this one, so decided to move on.

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