Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Der Gesang der Flusskrebse: Roman by Delia Owens

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eliasliina's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Found it slow to start but as I neared the end I couldn't put it down. Very tragic and lonely but there are glimpses of joy that shine through. Felt very real, not really a murder mystery, more like an interesting biography.
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milrose44's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective sad slow-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

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lucygoose09's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • 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? Yes

5.0

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liliandaisy's review against another edition

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Check the content warnings… I actually  nearly made it to the end but it really brought me down. Shame because it had so much potential, if only it hadn’t been so dark. This is not a book of hope, not to me. It just shows all negative aspects of humanity, not really what I needed in this time :(
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dmathanas's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

What holds this back for me is that I struggled with the small-town ignorance of some of the characters during the investigation of who killed Chase Andrews. Regardless of how it ultimately ends, the fact that there were so many holes and overlooked points made it feel like a less comedic "My Cousin Vinny" at some points. 
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joanna_banana's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This starts veeeeeerrryyyy slowly and really doesn’t get going until the last third. I enjoyed the ecological details and character development to a point - it was overly detailed. I felt the stereotypes were lazy: prejudice against Kya, Jumpin’ and his wife, the sheriff, the jock, the white villagers, etc. I also found it predictable. I’m surprised it was so popular. 
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sara_in_iceland's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I really enjoyed it. As a Carolinian I relished reading its descriptions of our state. I fell in love with Kya and how she saw the world and tried to do better despite the limitations placed on her. Just all in all a good read :)
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alidaisy's review against another edition

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dark inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely gorgeous storytelling and scenery. The reader would most definitely be able to distinguish the authors' love/knowledge of nature and animal behavior. I was so excited to pick up this book every time I would leave for my work commute. Highly recommend this novel to those seeking inner reflection about society, abandonment, wilderness and isolation, or anyone who loves swampy-marshy-salt-crust themes. 
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sasha_832's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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radh's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Been on my TBR for ages and I'm glad I finally read it. Wonderful story and well written. I will say the mixed timelines were a bit confusing to follow in the audiobook, but I suspect that in a print copy it would be more obvious. The historical racial segregation did seem like an afterthought thrown in randomly throughout the book rather than truly integrated into the story, but it doesn't take much away from the writing. 
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