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mayame's review against another edition
4.0
Started slow, but eventually really got into it.
Dec 2017--coming back here to add that over time this has become one of those books that I continue to think about months and months later. As I look for new books to read, I find myself craving something else like it (or Ivey's other book, the snow child).
Dec 2017--coming back here to add that over time this has become one of those books that I continue to think about months and months later. As I look for new books to read, I find myself craving something else like it (or Ivey's other book, the snow child).
leahjean03's review against another edition
5.0
This gripped me. I felt so invested in the lives of the characters past and present. The writing was gorgeous and the depiction of the land gave me wanderlust so hard
ginnysgirl's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. I admit that the beginning of this book started a little more slowly than I liked but as it progressed I was really taken in with the otherworldliness of it. It really is an unusual and many times thrilling adventure.
lionessramping's review against another edition
3.0
The early-Alaska-expoloration theme has been done better, and The Snow Child was much more complex and compelling, but Ivey can prose like no other (verb?).
hegesteindal74's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
michelemybelle's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sneevley's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 rounded down; very beautifully written, and I found myself smiling a lot during Sophie’s chapters, but I couldn’t help but feel it was a bit drawn out. I had to make myself keep listening. A nice winter read though, that’s for sure
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
This is quite a lovely book, especially if you enjoy [a:Patricia A. McKillip|25|Patricia A. McKillip|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1220752490p2/25.jpg] or [a:Robin McKinley|5339|Robin McKinley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1314406026p2/5339.jpg]. It is a bit slow, but I can say that I went to my mammagram at 50% in and when I arrived home an hour later I was at 95%, much to my surprise. The book just flew.
Lovely.
Lovely.