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rsmiley716's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism
dancingdragon'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? It's complicated
3.75
This is a beautiful story of how friendship builds and can be cultivated among very different types of people.
It gives a good picture of the history of the Women’s Packhorse Library and what life was like for varied types of women in the 30s. Themes of women being treated like men’s property, racial discrimination, discrimination of lower classes, and the fight for unions and fair pay in the mines were themes well done.
The description of the landscape was wonderful and left me feeling like I was riding in the mountains with the girls. I could genuinely feel the fear for their safety and identify with their coming to terms with knowing their physical limitations in comparison to the men who wanted to control them, while also falling in love with their united strength and personal growth journeys. Moyes also did a great job of subtly intertwining good men into the story without having to make them the hero.
A heart warming tale!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Racism
microbemom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Minor: Cursing, Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism
purplepenning's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
betsygrace's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
mariposa517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Incest, and Infertility
katiecentabar's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Incest and Abandonment
em8ly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
ekmook's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Ableism
sassyshark'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, and Abortion