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ashybear02's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
2.0
Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Gun violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Murder
tak_everlasting's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Suicide, Death of parent, and Rape
Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Stalking
Minor: Drug use and Self harm
bookshelfsos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
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? Yes
3.5
I really liked the plot and characters of The Storyteller, but the dreamy writing style felt like it held me back from connecting emotionally sometimes. The interludes of the fairy tale took up too much of the book, especially at the beginning. Once the fairy tale segments started to dry up and we started to spend time in the real world, the pace of the book picked up a lot for me.
I thought Anna was a pretty boring narrator. Her "good girl" persona was just maybe too relatable to me? I think a lot of women can probably relate to having a crush on a mysterious "bad boy", so I suppose it was pretty realistic. Maybe it just struck too close to home. However, I do wish Abel had been given his own POV sections or something. The mysteries around his character was pretty much the only thing getting me through the story, butthe revelation that he was a hustler felt like it could have had more emotional impact if we'd been able to get his perspective - feel the dread and shame that he must have been feeling. Same goes for subsequent revelations: they didn't exactly fall flat, but the impact was a little blunted by learning about them through Anna's dreamy, rose-colored glasses. .
I thought Anna was a pretty boring narrator. Her "good girl" persona was just maybe too relatable to me? I think a lot of women can probably relate to having a crush on a mysterious "bad boy", so I suppose it was pretty realistic. Maybe it just struck too close to home. However, I do wish Abel had been given his own POV sections or something. The mysteries around his character was pretty much the only thing getting me through the story, but
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Stalking and Gun violence
Minor: Drug use, Child abuse, Self harm, and Animal death
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