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s_l's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I don't think it was built correctly for the ending it had (which - yeah, there was another chapter that got cut, I guess the plan was a bit different), and it's more about the life of people around the disappearance rather than the actual mystery itself but it was still a nice read
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
floatinthevoid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
It has been a while since I read a third perspective book, and it's a delight to be able to read one that is enjoyable. I like the storytelling of the narrator. It's the kind of voice like a bard telling tales from road to road about a mystery that happened on Hanging Rock.
I must say tho, there's a change of pronouns in the narrator's voice so suddenly that it just make no sense. Using "I" when there's no indication that the all knowing narrator is involved in the story, a little bit weird. But even then, the story is well-paced. The story that happens feel slow, but my reading experience is not. I dare say if I don't get distracted by real life things I can finish this in a day.
I love the vibe of this book. If you're familiar with dark fairycore aesthetic, you might like this book. It's happened in a village near the forest so there will be trees, cliffs, white gowns, long hair, boarding school, female friendship, and also the haunting air of the night, the silver moonlight, disapperances, maladies, etc. And this all is very vividly described by the author with intricate details about nature without it being too boring. Love love the vibe so much.
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On the other hand, I was expecting more things to happen. So that's that.
This is the kind of book that I will really get lost into if I have all my leisure time in my hand. A solid and pleasing read!
"It is probably just as well for our nervous equilibrium that such cataclysms of personal fortune are usually disguised as ordinary everyday occurrences, like the choice of boiled or poached eggs for breakfast."
Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Blood
Minor: Rape and Trafficking
kumquats87's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Misogyny
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Colonisation
nellcummins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death and Suicide
elzbethmrgn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
simone_ebony'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Racial slurs and Colonisation
ramblingravioli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Vomit
machenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
lexb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Child death and Death