Reviews

Our Ladies by Alan Warner

burnsreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

derev's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Abortion

caleykapowski's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I wish I’d read this book when it came out! This was a spectacular piece of Scottish fiction, I felt the characters were so realistic and the author really captured the dialogue perfectly.
The nostalgia was real
I found this to be a heartwarming and emotional read.
The book also included characters facing real issues such as terminal illness, poverty, fear of sharing their sexuality as well as fears of what happens after high school. This book just felt so real and at times I was reading it and remembering conversations with friends. This book is a new favourite 

thereadingchronicles's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

cattytrona's review against another edition

4.0

lyrical! really really beautifully voiced. i  love reading scots, and i think this finds the poetry in the language, the kennings, almost? whilst not being too hard to read. books should be oral, you know (the sopranos laugh loudly at me).

moreover, very fun and also very sad, and (connected to that, perhaps) very scottish literary fiction. there’s the jean brodie (catholicism, school girls) and the wasp factory (nastiness), but with an empathy, an internal kind of kindness, that isnt particularly a priority in those stories i just mentioned. interestingly, i think it has become a more pressing concern in recent scottish lit - i’d be curious to sit this next to something like shuggie bain, which i haven’t read yet.

anyway, loved this. it totally took me by surprise, bc my only touchstone going in was the film trailer, which is very light and feel-good, and gives no hints about how explicit/frank this gets. this isn’t light or feel-good, but it is just standard good 👍

mimmir's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.75

sarahkomas's review against another edition

dark

2.0

Dark and exploitative and difficult to read in dialogue even for a Scot

kate_99's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-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

4.0

occupationleaf's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Spoiler

Lesbian, scottish YA!

This book has to be read out loud in a Scottish accent for maximum effect.  If you can manage that, the loveable out of control teenage girls will completely steal your heart away.  They all have intricate storylines, effortlessly intermixed with sexual shenanigans.  Hopeful but realistic ending.

petekeeley's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.75