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mattie's review against another edition
3.0
I think I'd seen this hyped a bit too much, leading to inevitable disappointment. Read [b:Etta and Otto and Russell and James|23249706|Etta and Otto and Russell and James|Emma Hooper|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1411982760l/23249706._SX50_.jpg|24876024] instead.
bsmith27's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not really sure what this book was about. Seems to be shorter story about a woman and her life. She grows up as an orphan with an abusive aunt and then moves to Ottawa and becomes a radium girl. Then she moves and marries the love of her life. She is pregnant and continues to use the radium powder. She loses the baby and her husband goes to serve and will wear too. He is killed. She continues on with the farm and her in-laws die. She has several friends that live around her and they passed away too. She makes a move to be with her neighbor but he rebuffs her. And in the end it seems like she is slowing down. A cute quaint little story.
madivord's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Laird Hunt is an expert in communicating the unsaid. It's a slow novel meandering through the life of a woman named Zorrie.
bookishjaja's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
What a great book! It's short but also deeply moving. In just 161 pages I became so attached to our title character that, at times, I had to remind myself that this was mere fiction. The character development was well done, and though it was brief, the storyline was full. Laird Hunt has given us a quintessential example of quality over quantity.
It's a quiet novel, easy and unassuming. It's Americana at its most relatable and most accessible. It feels realistic, a life that could just as easily be mine or yours or someone we know. I can see without effort why it was a National Book Award finalist.
I'll certainly recommend Zorrie to others, to lovers of lit fic and newbies wanting to explore the genre alike.
It's a quiet novel, easy and unassuming. It's Americana at its most relatable and most accessible. It feels realistic, a life that could just as easily be mine or yours or someone we know. I can see without effort why it was a National Book Award finalist.
I'll certainly recommend Zorrie to others, to lovers of lit fic and newbies wanting to explore the genre alike.
glabeson's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
A quiet little novel. It reminded me of Elizabeth Strout's Lucy novels.
sheridacon's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
bparkinson31's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
ckillion's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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? No
4.75