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Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

37 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

this book doesnt totally click w/ me. idk if it's the plot--or lack thereof--or what, but there's something missing. so it's rly a testament to laini's vivid, seemingly boundless imagination; impeccable and wholly original worldbuilding; her ability to make the simple seem magical and extraordinary; thought-provoking and emotional exploration of hatred, love, survival, living, horrors and trauma of war; her writing that is pure poetry; and--though it's too sweet and toe-curling for my taste--the tenderness and longing and hope infused between sarai and lazlo, that strange the dreamer nevertheless gets 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

kfergey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed the uniqueness of this story and the characters. My only gripe is that it took to long to get going. I felt like we spent too much time in backstory for the main character. That being said, once the main plot took off it was hard to put down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

msradiosilence's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Tldr; I hate the age gap between Lazlo and Sarai, because it was entirely unnecessary as the characters speak for themselves. The setting is beautiful.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/strange-the-dreamer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

miss_granger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Sexual content

hotpinkmess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

janereads1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, and Abandonment

danny_thereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Genocide

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

"if you're afraid of your own dreams, you're welcome here in mine."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

shoohoob's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

This book is….interesting. To preface, I did really enjoy reading it. Laini Taylor’s writing style is captivating and so beautifully written. She can turn a description of a turd into poetry if she wanted to. That being said, the book was over 500 pages long and the real action happened about 400 pages in. I found myself getting impatient with the characters and the development, and wanted the book to move faster. However, I don’t know that it could have been any shorter? I can’t wait to read the second book in the duology though! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Torture, and Murder