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The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes

38 reviews

rsmiley716's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Great story and fun characters! Would also recommend 'The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek'

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dancingdragon's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.75

Although painfully slow to start, I was grateful for this recommendation and that I stuck with it. 
This is a beautiful story of how friendship  builds and can be cultivated among very different types of people. 
It gives a good picture of the history of the Women’s Packhorse Library and what life was like for varied types of women in the 30s. Themes of women being treated like men’s property, racial discrimination, discrimination of lower classes, and the fight for unions and fair pay in the mines were themes well done. 
The description of the landscape was wonderful and left me feeling like I was riding in the mountains with the girls. I could genuinely feel the fear for their safety and identify with their coming to terms with knowing their physical limitations in comparison to the men who wanted to control them, while also falling in love with their united strength and personal growth journeys. Moyes also did a great job of subtly intertwining good men into the story without having to make them the hero. 
A heart warming tale!

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microbemom's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0


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purplepenning's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0


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mariposa517's review against another edition

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

5.0


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katiecentabar's review against another edition

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funny inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75


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em8ly's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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ekmook's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5


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sassyshark's review against another edition

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

4.0


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