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Mrs. S by K. Patrick

7 reviews

rgs's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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joensign's review against another edition

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

3.5

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nefarious_rat's review against another edition

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challenging reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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norea999's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Loved the writing style (very descriptive, you can tell the author is hell of a observer, but in a very poetic way; like they don’t necessarily state the obvious but rather all the little details around it and herein create a beautiful flowing image; especially interesting when describing hostile/homophobic encounters)
Loved the age gap forbidden love romance (felt very Carol); also lots of very good smut
Loved the lesbian friendship and the discussions on gender identity and lesbianism and how different people will stand on different sides of that (heartbreaking too)
All in all incredibly accomplished debut, felt very cohesive; the ending just left me wanting a bit more
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mylou's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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linafischer's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

the most beautiful prose i've read in awhile. delicate. complicating sexuality and gender tenderly and eloquently. 
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bronzeageholly's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“If I could choose a different chest I would choose this water. If I could choose a different body I would choose this water”

This beautiful book felt like dipping into someone’s mind, like slipping off the edge of a pool and finding it’s deeper than you thought. 

The tension, the longing, the summer heat. Mrs S is a sensual, delicious dive into sexuality and gender, into watching and being watched, into what it’s like to live in your own or other people’s ‘natural’. 

The themes of performance and of nature (with key motifs of water, earth, the moon) were carefully and clearly positioned throughout the text: each with transformative powers poignant to the metamorphosis of the protagonist. Through the main character’s observations of light and scent we understand how they view the world and the actions of others. Each relationship formed was palpable, with moments of humour just as precious as the moments of drama.

There was something deeply personal and deeply reflective about this text that I could not demand loudly enough that everyone reads this book. 

((definitely an 18+ read!))
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