845 reviews for:

The Antidote

Karen Russell

4.14 AVERAGE

wscalfaro's review

5.0

challenging dark hopeful informative 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: Yes

martyna16's review against another edition

2.0

dark reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

mg110101's review

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

vballerin's review

4.0

emotional informative 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: Complicated

prnoah's review

4.0

adventurous 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: No

vleighv1's review

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

boroscharmed's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

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Library loan expired and never picked up again. Will finish eventually.

alclark's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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A slow start, but it’s well worth the warm up once you become attached to each character’s story and how they all connect. An honest account of this country’s dark history with colonialism, whitewashing, and the myth of meritocracy. I loved how this was balanced with some magical realism to maintain the escape and speculation that fiction can provide. 

kendallroyswife's review

4.0

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Ending felt too much like a pretty bow. 
Prose here is beautiful. Also love how she tackles settlers and colonialism, as well as violence against women and motherhood. 

magmincey's review

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes