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Burntcoat by Sarah Hall

janinagnes's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

brisingr's review against another edition

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4.0

First proper pandemic book that I've read since the pandemic (hey, reading is escapism in most cases), but it fit through a personal narrative all the failures that we've seen happening: the governmental and social ones, and how much they can hurt and continuously damage. I maintain the novel's question: how do you go on after something like this? And how can you not?

aregnier10's review against another edition

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emotional sad
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Not my typo style of book, not writing style I'm into, however I couldn't put it down! This book is so poetic, so beautifully written. It reads as a woman reliving her life from her death bed while also bringing us the reader to reexperience such an impactful event we all had to live through.

corymackenziegray's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

trixie123's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

celticthistle's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tea_anarchist's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Beautifully written. This book will stay with me a long time! 
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greenfigtree's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional relaxing sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

ilyaeve's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nicolamarie84's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5