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A review by bumblebeabooks
The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
→4.5
If I had a nickel for every Maggie Stiefvater book where a male character named Richard goes by a completely different name for the entirety of the story, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
Quite different from The Raven Cycle, and yet undeniably a Maggie Stiefvater book. I particularly enjoyed the rich, witty, and detailed prose; the way Stiefvater writes Southern characters and landscapes; the focused study on complicated characters and their relationships; the dachshunds; the clear evidence of historical research throughout; the speculative edge—which is full of wonder and terror both (and which are perhaps not so different after all).
Quite different from The Raven Cycle, and yet undeniably a Maggie Stiefvater book. I particularly enjoyed the rich, witty, and detailed prose; the way Stiefvater writes Southern characters and landscapes; the focused study on complicated characters and their relationships; the dachshunds; the clear evidence of historical research throughout; the speculative edge—which is full of wonder and terror both (and which are perhaps not so different after all).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism
Moderate: Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, War