Reviews - The Antidote | The StoryGraph

814 reviews for:

The Antidote

Karen Russell

4.14 AVERAGE

klkranes's review

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

karennaftel's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 47%

Just boring :(

trudykay9's review

4.25

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clamon's review

4.5

adventurous dark 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: Yes

coryaitch's review

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

A really interesting and strange novel that has a lot of profound things to say about our nation, family, home, and the burden of memory. Loved the way she writes, but like Swamplandia!, the ending felt a little rushed. Loved all the Oz references, and the use of photographs throughout.