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ganieva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Abortion, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Self harm
Minor: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
gail_dancer's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
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? It's complicated
4.0
The beautiful prose of this timepieced novel caressed me as a welcome change from other recent modern novels I’d read. Anna was a complex and likeable lead character whose personal growth spanned large from start to finish. Some unexpected and rash circumstances near the end of the book disappointed me, but all in all an enjoyable interesting read. The situation of how the village experienced and dealt with the Plague was eerily familiar post-Covid-19.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic