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Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

capricornmoon's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense

4.75

lholland388's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

pnwkiwi's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

paddles1704's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

After hours of listening, the ending came about literally within the last two minutes (I checked). I also kept waiting for a Macbeth parallel that didn’t come, which would have been so easy with a tweaking of the last few pages. 
I don’t know who I would recommend this book to. I initially thought I would buy a copy for my mother in law, but with all the not-so-subtle political rhetoric around the environment, and character arcs that built so beautifully to end so suddenly, I feel that too much was set up, I was made to care too much, for it to end the way it did. 

farmer_annie's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

christy4's review against another edition

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It just really did not capture or engage me. Neither the topic nor the writing. 

oscard99's review against another edition

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5.0

Delicious! No notes

cifose's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

kellycanyon's review against another edition

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

4.75

evejean's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes

5.0