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Cent ans de Laurelfield by Rebecca Makkai

rascalsmom1031's review against another edition

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3.0

1st half of the book was great...then it went back in time. I really don’t mind books written backwards but I thought going back just made more questions come up about people. This also made the amount of characters trying to keep straight overwhelming.

mmariericker's review against another edition

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

3.75

This book is so different. It kind of reminded me of Trust, how it's a mind bender and stories within stories. I'm frankly not 100% clear on everything, but I did enjoy it, especially trying to piece it all together. 

She examines the feather, the way invisible hooks link each barb to the next. The way, when she pulls one strand from its neighbor, it leaves a clean gap that will not smooth together again. She doubts this cleaving can by conveyed in paint: the hooks that grip us, that tie us to each other. To place, to time. The ways we might come unhinged. 

He was looking for someone to love. He was a transitive verb with no direct object. 

aalderman8's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

danil_knits's review against another edition

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

4.0

puddlelily's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emilyheltzel's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

janeenaz's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

lbolesta's review against another edition

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4.0

Not quite a thriller but builds to be a page-turner.

gillianebersole's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated