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Lioness by Emily Perkins

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microbookologist's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

3.0

sharmyn's review against another edition

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2.0

Spineless trophy wife has some kind of midlife crisis with her neighbour and only becomes slightly less boring towards the end.

To be fair I don’t think I’m the target demographic for the book.

janep37's review

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Seemed like a few short stories or scenes stitched together without convincing overall storyline

anseq's review against another edition

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tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

kiwibunnz's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

jaclyncrupi's review against another edition

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4.0

I really, really, really enjoyed this book of female rage, family empire, wealth, consumption and unravelling. It’s Lioness by Emily Perkins, a wonderful author from New Zealand. It was so much weirder than I expected and in the best way possible (until it pushed it just a little tiny bit too far). I was under its spell though and if I was the kind of reader who underlined sentences I might just have done that. I love novels like this – ones that reveal aspects of being alive and being a good person and an equally terrible person that you grapple with but can’t fully articulate.

emgroomy27's review

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

A brilliant NZ book. I could feel the fire of the main character burning inside. It felt like a snake shedding it's skin, a rebirth of sorts. Brilliantly rich, complex characters, and reflective.