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oliviaja's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My first stay up all night read of 2024. Absolutely devastating.
Graphic: Abortion and Alcohol
christinelangill's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
allisonz6's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, and Fire/Fire injury
beanith's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Reading Around The World (6/199): Australia
Thirst for Salt is like a synthesis of “The Glass Essay" by Anne Carson and "The Crane Wife" by CJ Hauser, mixed, horrifyingly, with the themes of my diary (and maybe the diaries of all introspective, sensitive girl-women).
This novel is about love and how it endures.
I thought the quotation-less dialogue was a well used device and that it forced me to accept the story through the memories of the narrator. It’s her account, her feeling, of how everything happened. I don’t think she’s an unreliable narrator, no more than anyone else remembering their life, but the world is tinted by her emotions and experiences.
Gorgeous writing. I was a little surprised to find out Sailor’s Beach isn’t a real place. Lucas writes of it as if she’s walked the wet sand, smelled the salt air, and passed the Old House all her life.
The end was really difficult for me to read through. Please heed the content warnings.
Thirst for Salt is like a synthesis of “The Glass Essay" by Anne Carson and "The Crane Wife" by CJ Hauser, mixed, horrifyingly, with the themes of my diary (and maybe the diaries of all introspective, sensitive girl-women).
This novel is about love and how it endures.
I thought the quotation-less dialogue was a well used device and that it forced me to accept the story through the memories of the narrator. It’s her account, her feeling, of how everything happened. I don’t think she’s an unreliable narrator, no more than anyone else remembering their life, but the world is tinted by her emotions and experiences.
Gorgeous writing. I was a little surprised to find out Sailor’s Beach isn’t a real place. Lucas writes of it as if she’s walked the wet sand, smelled the salt air, and passed the Old House all her life.
The end was really difficult for me to read through. Please heed the content warnings.
Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol
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