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A review by hmatt
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-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
3.75
Lauren Groff's prose, as always, is viscerally descriptive and beautiful. This is such an interesting follow-up in juxtaposition to Matrix, as well: The main characters are both Christian women who are both, in a sense, left to fend for themselves in a remote place, but they are very, very, different.
I am a person who likes books that don't have a whole lot of plot, so I was fine with that aspect - but beware if you're not. There are some introspections the girl had that feel a bit too on-the-nose for me (i.e. a bit too "woke", lol), but otherwise I found this a fun, short, atmospheric read.
I am a person who likes books that don't have a whole lot of plot, so I was fine with that aspect - but beware if you're not. There are some introspections the girl had that feel a bit too on-the-nose for me (i.e. a bit too "woke", lol), but otherwise I found this a fun, short, atmospheric read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Death of parent