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A review by laurareads87
Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
I liked a lot about this book. I found the writing beautiful, and I feel like the author has handled serious and difficult themes -- intergenerational trauma especially -- very well. I liked the last quarter of the book best, and found that while some questions were left unanswered, the ending was absolutely a satisfying conclusion. I am not the most versed in Jewish myth, but I appreciated how it was interwoven into the story from what I do know; the historically informed chapters of the story are at times difficult reading, but are very, very well done. What really didn't work for me was one of the two main contemporary characters (several other reviewers have gotten at why); I found Isaac a very frustrating character, and did not like the way the Isaac/Benji storyline in particular was written like it took place in a much earlier time period (Great Depression, perhaps?) than it did.
<i>Content warnings:</i> Antisemitism, genocide, murder, grief, self harm, blood, suicidal thoughts, animal death, animal cruelty, fire/fire injury, xenophobia, death, child death, violence
<i>Content warnings:</i> Antisemitism, genocide, murder, grief, self harm, blood, suicidal thoughts, animal death, animal cruelty, fire/fire injury, xenophobia, death, child death, violence
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gore
Minor: Alcohol