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Barkskins, by Annie Proulx

kerrykerryboberry's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

awillyb's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-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? No

5.0

mr_cain's review against another edition

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Genuinely interesting content, but so slowly paced I couldn't get through it.

kwameslusher's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

arnoud's review against another edition

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4.0

Mesmerizing up to the near end, must-read historical fiction.

jelinek's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.75

oldmanneill's review against another edition

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3.0

Quite a slog

ktlong's review against another edition

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3.0

Just happy to be done with it. Rarely do I not finish a book so I slowly read through this. At times I liked the book because Proulx would start to develop a character but that would just as quickly stop and she would start another. This continued throughout the book.
The subject matter was interesting but in way too much detail. Book should have been half as long with half as many characters and would be so much easier a read.

robringer's review against another edition

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challenging reflective slow-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? Yes

3.0

kg1396's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging inspiring reflective sad 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? No

3.5

Very slow