A review by ellipalmer
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful writing. The characters felt so real and nuanced and the story so well crafted that I kept forgetting I was reading a novel and not non-fiction. It has some really intense and hard to read moments and deals with some intense some intense subject matter (see CWs). There were a few moments when I needed to take a break because of some really emotionally tough scenes. But nothing felt gratuitous or salacious. I don't even know what more to say, I just loved it. 
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