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edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
For most of the book, it is unclear whether or not the witch accusations stem from the supernatural.
If you liked The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, or The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell, you will like The Leviathan.
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, and Misogyny
Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, and War
bookforthought's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Misogyny
Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail
sarahweekes's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal death
miles_books45's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I wish it has contained more biblical imagery and dived into the beliefs of the Bible and further into who the leviathans are as well as where they come from.
However , I cant fault some of the writing. She was able to hold me into the book and keep me reading through that chapters and created amazing atmospheres but the plot just lost it for me , it just felt like a mix of everything and sudden resolution at the end.
Also , the flipping from all witch based events to even more different events as well as the constant flip to the different timed letters that somehow the newer letter seeming like his wishes but somehow those wishes coming true in an earlier world. Im not sure about this.
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Suicide and Torture
theirgracegrace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Vomit, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
The book takes place in the mid-17th century so there is a lot of Christian religious imagery and content. Also,megpadams's review against another edition
3.5
It was definitely an enjoyable read, but it missed on all the points I was looking for; the suspense and the eldritch horror of a leviathan. I think my expectations were probably too high.
I’d recommend this book for fans of The Essex Serpent or Karen Maitland’s books.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War