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The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld

57 reviews

inkamaar's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Kirjaa piti lukea hyvän matkaa, ennen kuin ymmärsin, mistä kirja kertoo. Kirja hätkähdytti ja sen luettuani istuin hetken hiljaa miettien lukemaani. Kirjan limittyvät tarinat saivat aikaan niin surun, vihan, ärsytyksen kuin pelonkin tunteita. Tarina koskettaa erityisesti meitä naisia ja luo tietynlaista yhteenkuuluvuuden tunnetta naisiin läpi ajan.

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ashezds's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

very beautiful …. feels like some type of dedication to women and womanhood i think . really well done and draws you in to the story too.
i love the different stories/timelines running through the book, it makes sense with the ideas and ghosts in the book and from a trauma-writing point of view. (lack of) linearity always a beautiful and powerful tool !! i love her!!
also really enjoyed all the different relationships and ways of loving that we get to see. particularly familial relationships which are a bit dysfunctional but you can still see and feel how much love is there. it’s like an ache to feel it so deeply and be unable to express it or break the cycles/patterns passed down to you, but really loved

how viv and her sister and mum are reaching past this by the end of the book, similarly to the ending for ruth and the boys too.

overall !! amazing ! evie wyld you have done it again

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sommerblond's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

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kirstym25's review

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dark emotional 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

4.75

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myparisbookshelf's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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murderousscottishgremlin's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Some striking depictions of violence against women, but I wanted more from the motif of the Bass Rock.

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whosjessanyway's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

An important, difficult read. It will make you sad and angry. It will make you look away from the pages. Very smart writing style in the way the author plays with foreshadowing and connections between these three women and timelines. This book is going to stick with me.

I can't articulate it, it's just a feeling I have all the time that I'm walking in and out of these deaths and I should at least notice. I should notice because I'm not dead yet, and there's no difference between these women and me, or you or your mother or the lady in the tea shop. We're just breezing in and out of the death zone.

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