Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver

Garden of Earthly Bodies

Sally Oliver

320 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

An exquisitely eerie and unsettling speculative novel that grapples with questions of trauma, identity, and the workings of memory Months after her sister’s death, Marianne wakes up to find a growth of thick black hairs along her spine. They de...

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Community Reviews Summary of 104 reviews

Moods

dark 92%
mysterious 58%
emotional 53%
tense 43%
reflective 36%
sad 34%
challenging 24%
adventurous 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 34%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 47% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 20%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 39% | Yes: 21%

Loveable characters?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 6%

Average rating

3.06

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