Reviews - The Other Valley

2.48k reviews for:

The Other Valley

Scott Alexander Howard

3.96 AVERAGE

jeffo24's review against another edition

3.25

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rrrose's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous reflective 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: No

reedingrainglow's review against another edition

3.75

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarafmradio's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful, melancholy, riveting dream of a novel ... I'd travel to another valley to tell my younger self to read this one.

Merged review:

A beautiful, melancholy, riveting dream of a novel ... I'd travel to another valley to tell my younger self to read this one.

amcd_reads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-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

theodarling's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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: Yes

Beautifully written and brain-breaking. I loved the prose, the careful attention to craft, its philosophical point of view, the easy way Howard wove francophone culture through the text. I loved the way the ∞ valleys' storylines intricately locked together and the questions and concerns they raised in my own mind. Read to be quietly provoked, and then maybe wait 20 years and read it again.