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marthafreeman317's review against another edition
5.0
Such a magical story with such beautiful detail I could picture everything!
justfara's review against another edition
5.0
This is wonderful. The start is a little slow, however the point of the slowish start is to set the stage for the magical like story.
Trust in the process and you will understand.
A lovely work from someone I've been reading for almost 60 years
Trust in the process and you will understand.
A lovely work from someone I've been reading for almost 60 years
briel_reads's review against another edition
4.0
My firs [a:Joyce Maynard|71438|Joyce Maynard|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282674073p2/71438.jpg] book, and overall I liked it. It was a very slow read for me.
aubreytherese's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 ⭐️ rounded to 4 ⭐️
For most of the time I was listening to this book, I kept thinking I was listening to a memoir, not a work of fiction. The sense of place was beautiful, the protagonist was interesting and likable, and the cast of characters were rich and varied — and yet, for me, something about the style of the prose just didn’t quite pull all these great elements together. The foreshadowing felt over the top at times, and yet there were other plot points that took me by surprise. Nevertheless, the rich imagery kept me moving through this novel, not really caring that much that I wasn’t sure where we were going most of the time. Perhaps this was intentional and meant to capture the feeling of just getting through life one day at a time after such a great loss.
For most of the time I was listening to this book, I kept thinking I was listening to a memoir, not a work of fiction. The sense of place was beautiful, the protagonist was interesting and likable, and the cast of characters were rich and varied — and yet, for me, something about the style of the prose just didn’t quite pull all these great elements together. The foreshadowing felt over the top at times, and yet there were other plot points that took me by surprise. Nevertheless, the rich imagery kept me moving through this novel, not really caring that much that I wasn’t sure where we were going most of the time. Perhaps this was intentional and meant to capture the feeling of just getting through life one day at a time after such a great loss.
samilu0506's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
britandnana's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mchirica's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
llamainasunhat's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? No
3.5
khlochette's review against another edition
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
4.0
laurendz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75