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rachel_garris 's review for:
The God of the Woods
by Liz Moore
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I wanted to love this so bad. It started off really strong, but the slow pace and excessive detail became a drag on the story. Like 90% of the men are HORRIBLE and the women are mostly great but not given enough space and time to breathe and be fleshed out. For how long this book is the characters were kind of flat. I disliked that several of the character storylines towards the end start to resolve themselves off page and they’re reflected on later by a different character.
I listened to the audiobook and it is incredibly difficult to keep track of all of the different POV‘s and all of the different timelines. I’m sure it’s easier in a physical copy but I had to look up a character sheet at 15% in because it was confusing to track. So I would say unless you’re up to the task a physical copy is better.
It’s a book that says a lot when 1/3 of the time it doesn’t need to say anything at all. While I did not predict the ending exactly, it was really obvious to me after 20% in where the author is trying to lead you is not where the story is headed.
I listened to the audiobook and it is incredibly difficult to keep track of all of the different POV‘s and all of the different timelines. I’m sure it’s easier in a physical copy but I had to look up a character sheet at 15% in because it was confusing to track. So I would say unless you’re up to the task a physical copy is better.
It’s a book that says a lot when 1/3 of the time it doesn’t need to say anything at all. While I did not predict the ending exactly, it was really obvious to me after 20% in where the author is trying to lead you is not where the story is headed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship