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bookishrona's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
kperezrickels's review against another edition
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
paulaspityparty's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
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? Yes
4.0
chaseberry's review against another edition
admittedly didn't read most of the mom's parts because i'm trying to get out of a reading slump and those parts were to put it kindly a slog. lame ending, i don't know if it's rooted in mythology, if so i guess that's excuse enough but it didn't seem like it
rachelanngloria's review against another edition
- 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
abby_beavereye's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
clairesc's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.5
rusereviews's review against another edition
DNF @ 26%
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon is a contemporary reimagining of the Persephone and Demeter myth set over the course of one summer on a lush private island.
When people are talking in the book, no quotation marks are used. That type of prose is often difficult for me to parse, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to read it with my eyes--whether physically or via my Kindle Paperwhite. I ended up borrowing the audiobook from my local library, and that did help with this issue. (Three cheers to audiobooks; they help people with various processing problems!)
We alternate between POV chapters of our "Persephone" (Cory) and "Demeter" (Emer). I love dual-POV! Unfortunately, the chapters are all quite long and jump back and forth between different timelines, so I mostly ended up confused.
I don't think this is a hard DNF. I'll probably try it again in the future, but I'll stick with the audiobook reading method. Mayhaps I'll try a blended read (listening to the audio while following along in the book).
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Scribner for the complimentary hardcover copy. All opinions contained herein are my own.
Fruit of the Dead by Rachel Lyon is a contemporary reimagining of the Persephone and Demeter myth set over the course of one summer on a lush private island.
When people are talking in the book, no quotation marks are used. That type of prose is often difficult for me to parse, so I wasn't sure I'd be able to read it with my eyes--whether physically or via my Kindle Paperwhite. I ended up borrowing the audiobook from my local library, and that did help with this issue. (Three cheers to audiobooks; they help people with various processing problems!)
We alternate between POV chapters of our "Persephone" (Cory) and "Demeter" (Emer). I love dual-POV! Unfortunately, the chapters are all quite long and jump back and forth between different timelines, so I mostly ended up confused.
I don't think this is a hard DNF. I'll probably try it again in the future, but I'll stick with the audiobook reading method. Mayhaps I'll try a blended read (listening to the audio while following along in the book).
I received a copy of this book to review. Thank you to Scribner for the complimentary hardcover copy. All opinions contained herein are my own.