dannyphantomsg1's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
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
3.0
colleenvb3's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
estevens315's review against another edition
1.0
“I've never loved anybody the way I love you. And right now, I can't imagine I ever will.”
Dissatisfied is probably an understatement when i describe how i felt by this book. There was so much potential and i think the ending was underwhelming and , dissatisfying. I honestly don’t get what the point of this was? The idea was interesting and the story was sweet, i am just so disappointed with the way things ended? What was the moral of the story.
Dissatisfied is probably an understatement when i describe how i felt by this book. There was so much potential and i think the ending was underwhelming and , dissatisfying. I honestly don’t get what the point of this was? The idea was interesting and the story was sweet, i am just so disappointed with the way things ended? What was the moral of the story.
annabelj0nes's review
hopeful
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? Yes
3.75
brogan_2106's review
4.0
This was okay, I enjoyed the mildness of the plot and storyline after reading the incredibly complicated Wuthering Heights. It was actually quite interesting and the character development was amazing.
theseblankpages's review
4.0
The story follows a girl called Margot who is returning home for Christmas to celebrate with her family. The book is set during 1919, following the end of WW2, and the men who went to fight the war are finally returning home. Margot's family has a close-kept secret though, to which their village can never know..
I found myself speeding through a majority of the book because it was just
I found myself speeding through a majority of the book because it was just
nematome's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
frombethanysbookshelf's review
4.0
“Maybe this was just what happened when things like war got in the way. Maybe this was what being nearly-married to someone was like. Or maybe everything was over and they’d never really been in love at all.”
The Silent Stars Go By is a bittersweet, moving story which despite being set over a century ago still brings relevant and important issues to the surface with thoughtful feminist themes and commentary on war. This short novel captures such a variety of emotions and raises so many questions that really let the reader put themselves in the characters shoes while they navigate impossible situations.
Even with period language, this was masterfully written with short, easy to read chapters and a flow that makes this book run out of pages far too quickly.
The characters were beautiful - Margot was disillusioned, flawed and argumentative - but strong and caring, she was impossible not to love. She was not perfect, she had lied and pretended and made awful decisions - but with the time she lived in and the limitations she faced simply for being born a girl it's easy to see just how she came to make these impossible choices in impossible situations.
This wintery, beautiful story holds a poignant and emotive tale of love and loss that will leave you speechless.
The Silent Stars Go By is a bittersweet, moving story which despite being set over a century ago still brings relevant and important issues to the surface with thoughtful feminist themes and commentary on war. This short novel captures such a variety of emotions and raises so many questions that really let the reader put themselves in the characters shoes while they navigate impossible situations.
Even with period language, this was masterfully written with short, easy to read chapters and a flow that makes this book run out of pages far too quickly.
The characters were beautiful - Margot was disillusioned, flawed and argumentative - but strong and caring, she was impossible not to love. She was not perfect, she had lied and pretended and made awful decisions - but with the time she lived in and the limitations she faced simply for being born a girl it's easy to see just how she came to make these impossible choices in impossible situations.
This wintery, beautiful story holds a poignant and emotive tale of love and loss that will leave you speechless.
ebonymae123's review against another edition
1.0
“I've never loved anybody the way I love you. And right now, I can't imagine I ever will.”
Dissatisfied is probably an understatement when i describe how i felt by this book. There was so much potential and i think the ending was underwhelming and , dissatisfying. I honestly don’t get what the point of this was? The idea was interesting and the story was sweet, i am just so disappointed with the way things ended? What was the moral of the story.
Dissatisfied is probably an understatement when i describe how i felt by this book. There was so much potential and i think the ending was underwhelming and , dissatisfying. I honestly don’t get what the point of this was? The idea was interesting and the story was sweet, i am just so disappointed with the way things ended? What was the moral of the story.