Reviews with content warning for Racism - Orlando

very funny and absolutely ahead of its time i really quite enjoyed this by the end

this would not have taken as long for me to finish if i did not get engrossed in playing pokemon for half a month oops. also definitely picked up by the third chapter the first two kind of stalled me a bit

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phoebe_veryberry's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

I started out not really enjoying Orlando, both the book and the character, and it took me some 70-80 pages to feel engaged with the novel. But I'm glad I stuck with it as by the end I was engrossed with the novel's exploration of gender, identity, art, and society. A perfect example of

"trust the process" and keep reading.

Could've done without the random racism though.

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jamespoole's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny medium-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

4.0

Some bits flowed better than others for me. I found the first half of the book passed easily and I enjoyed the passing of different eras and situations. I struggled in the last third of the book. I wasn't able latch on to the story as much. My favourite parts were around The Old Oak poem. I loved when Orlando returned to the poem to further it a bit more.

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acwhit17's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed it for the most part. Hadn't known there would be racism so didn't enjoy that. Everything else was really good.

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em_the_cat's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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michaelion's review against another edition

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challenging slow-paced

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

1.75

That was so fucking boring. I put the audio on 4x speed and it still wasn't over fast enough. And it was so racist. If that's the greatest sapphic love letter the English language has to offer we've failed as a people.

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inirac's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated

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mold_munchr's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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