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Open Throat by Henry Hoke

6 reviews

evanlorant's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

4.5

This was a fantastic read! I loved the verse and found that it added to P-22’s character much more than it detracted from my reading experience. I also thought that the narrative voice was awesome and tied the line of defamiliarization without alienating me as the reader. It was just enough to throw me off and set me back but i could still understand everything that was going on. 
I found the last third took a strange turn but not necessarily bad. It was what I was expecting but not in the way that I expected it, which was great for keeping me both satisfied and hooked.
The whole ‘Hecate/heckit’ thing threw me off a little but it wasn’t too bad when I saw the ending where the goddess is revealed to be wild and untameable.
Fascinating way to tell a story about scarcity and abundance, privilege, and yearning with the constant threat of biology weighing above it all. I loved this book! 
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hannahpings's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

haven't been able to stop thinking about open throat and its protagonist since finishing it a few days ago. i think it's irrevocably changed how i see los angeles and the land around us all. this is such a special book and i feel so lucky to have read it.
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buud_w0rm's review against another edition

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

4.25

Some parts of the mind of a wild cat felt too human I.e.
how did it have  a dream about Disney? Did it really learn all of those details from hikers? And how did it understand the inside of a car before ever seeing one?
Nitpicks aside, it felt like a deeply insightful poem with plot.The ending made me want to reach into the cover to find out what happened next. 
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mhh831666's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

this is PERFECTION. the cougar is so damn endearing and eloquent and believable as a storyteller despite being unable to express himself with words. I highlighted entire chapters at a time (granted the chapters were quite brief but still). also made me hate humans even more than usual but they for sure deserve it (in this book and irl tbh). long live big cats everywhere! 
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hannahrogers's review

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.0

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scifi_rat's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Plot: 4★
Prose: 5★
Pace: 4.5★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/5★
Characters: 5★
Worldbuilding: 5★
Ending: 4★
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