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mysimas's review against another edition
- 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
Beautiful prose, intriguing characterisation of very flawed people, the amazing all-woman convent (or coven?) made it a worthwile read regardless, and reread might grant more clarity. Powerful, brilliant book.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape
Minor: Slavery and War
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It's beautiful. You can feel where she wanted to go with this book, and the fact that where she wanted to go ended up changing as she wrote, and in Miss Morrison fashion the end is just as marvellous as her other work. I won't put spoilers but there are so many elements in this book that blend together so well, so wonderful, so black and beautiful...
The alternate name for the book War would not have been so fitting as the title of Paradise. The idea of paradise inherently comes with complication and the town of Ruby embodies that. The plights of the characters, even the climax and the ending. So black and beautiful. Miss Morrison girl, you did it again.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Incest
racheldelaney's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Placeholder until I can articulate a better review other than “sometimes it’s the roots that turn a bad crop and not the weather”. Wow.
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, and War