Reviews - Wie Risse in der Erde

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Wie Risse in der Erde

Clare Leslie Hall

4.31 AVERAGE

elceew's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chloem812's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hollymileham's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.75🌟 first audiobook in months and i really enjoyed! a very sad and infuriating but beautifully written story. it was like a wayyy better where the crawdads sing

Content Warnings

ohhjennifer's review against another edition

4.75

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

mahardy37's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a tangled mess a life can be. Beth's actions at seventeen reverberate through her thirties. There are many layers in this story, all revealed slowly. And there is a big twist at the end, not expected but maybe should have been?

Overall, a good read. But, I found the author to be obviously manipulative. A good writer is more subtle. Of course authors will manipulate their readers. But this got annoying. The ending twist was a surprise because she blurred the timeline. The cause of Bobby's death soon became a tedious teaser. The book could have been better if these and other bits were crafted into the flow of the narrative better.

cathy_alyson's review against another edition

5.0

I just finished this and I don't have the words right now to express just how much I loved this book, just know that I will be thinking about it for a long time to come.