hannahbright's review against another edition
4.0
The ungendered, unnamed narrator gave what could have been a retelling of the somewhat tired trope of the two brothers which one will they pick and made it a more refreshing sort of coming of age story. At surface level it was a beach read, but there were so many tidbits of wisdom and philosophical musings that poke through. “I found myself at different points assigning a gender, or none at all and then questioning myself on how and why this changes my perception of events.” I had the same experience! This definitely added mystery and ambiguity and we never learned much at all about the narrator, still I chose to see him as a male.
It was simple, yet mesmerizing. I want to read it again just to see if there are things that went over my head because the ending came out of left field for me! The final few pages tidied everything up a little too fast, but other than that this is a perfect read in one sitting kind of novella!
x_maddiex's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
mariavollegnade's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
evacarter03's review against another edition
3.0
very quick and easy read. i didn’t dislike it but it didn’t feel like anything special or amazing.
booksforbrigitte's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
imi222's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lesafiesa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
thesebookdelights's review against another edition
1.0
I - I actually have no words to describe how much I hated this. Sexualisation of minors?? What the hell?? You don’t need to sexualise characters to describe them. It also didn’t feel like there was a plot to this book. 1000000% would not recommend AT ALL
evadis's review against another edition
3.0
Dit boek (iets wat tussen een novelle en een roman in hangt) is oké. Vond het eerst meer een tweesterrentitel, maar begon het gaandeweg steeds meer te waarderen en er zat een zekere thematiek in die toch wel bij me is blijven hangen. Erg bruisend werd het boek niet, maar er zaten pakkende stukken in en ik vond de combinatie onheilspellende sfeer + zomerse zwoelheid interessant. The Great Godden is een soort mix van We were liars en Call me by your name en ik kan me voorstellen dat het heel geschikt is om te verfilmen.