Reviews

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

dmdura's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

abernathy_33's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

iamnobird's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

andreacpowers's review against another edition

3.0

3 Stars because the internal monologues are not my thing. I understand that's how the motivation was set up but still, not my thing. Then 4 stars for when it ramps up finally.

janey's review against another edition

4.0

Engrossing and surprising.

tamsinkate's review against another edition

3.0

3.5
Wrapped up way too quickly in the last 10 pages with little to no subtlety, when the first third of the book dragged

ruminating_blayne's review against another edition

4.5

I'm a bit torn, much of the story was a slow burn (maybe too slow), developing fairly rich characters, with an absolutely torrid climax. I'm not totally sure the anarchist perspective was given total justice, but probably a far fairer representation than most.

jgsearls's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

bhorejsi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The ending comes very quickly and is very dark

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

mayabee92's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0