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eponineeurydice's review against another edition
4.0
3.75 stars, rounded up. I have very mixed feelings with this one. Firstly, it was very triggering and dark and upsetting, and it doesn't shy away from details. So if you're looking at this summary, know that SA is a very big theme and I personally probably should've waited to read it until I was a bit older. This is not to say that this book isn't important, because it is, and it's also very beautiful at times. I hesitate to use the saying, 'not for the faint of heart' because I hate that saying, but... I would google the content warnings before diving into it, as it was just very difficult to read for me. As such, it isn't a five star, but it's still a book that will stick with me for awhile, because it packs a punch. It is equal parts hopeful and heart-wrenching, upsetting and inspiring. It's a very important message. The story itself was wonderful; I loved the characters and their journeys and the discussions of trauma. But wow... this was just a lot for me. I might get back to you in a few days (years, maybe? lol) once it settles a bit more. This was my first McLemore book and I definitely want to read more of their work.
wikawalia's review against another edition
4.0
4,5/5⭐
Jest to zdecydowanie jedna z trudniejszych recenzji, którą kiedykolwiek pisałam jednak myślę, że ta książka jak żadna inna powinna wybrzmieć.
❗TW: SA, queerf0bia tr@uma❗
Sezon luster nie należy do najlżejszych książek, ale jestem w stanie z przekonaniem powiedzieć, że nigdy nie czytałam książki, która w tak umiejętny osób poruszyła tak trudny temat.
Ta książka to moje katharsis współeczesnej literatury, pozwoliła mi przeżyć to wszystko jeszcze raz a przede wszystkim poukładać to, oczyścić się z widma tych wydarzeń i poczuć utraconą lekkość i spokój, poza tym dała mi siłę i wiarę, której potrzebowałam.
Zdecydowanie nie jest to pozycja dla każdego, specyfika tej książki i jej tematyki może być dla kogoś oczyszczeniem a dla kogoś innego powrotem najgorszych koszmarów, dlatego tak ważne są trigger warnings (które załączyłam wyżej<3). Mimo to zawdzięczam tej książce wszystko i wiem, że pomoże wielu ludziom, dając im siłę, którą myśleli, że utracili bezpowrotnie.
Jest to zdecydowanie jedna z trudniejszych recenzji, którą kiedykolwiek pisałam jednak myślę, że ta książka jak żadna inna powinna wybrzmieć.
❗TW: SA, queerf0bia tr@uma❗
Sezon luster nie należy do najlżejszych książek, ale jestem w stanie z przekonaniem powiedzieć, że nigdy nie czytałam książki, która w tak umiejętny osób poruszyła tak trudny temat.
Ta książka to moje katharsis współeczesnej literatury, pozwoliła mi przeżyć to wszystko jeszcze raz a przede wszystkim poukładać to, oczyścić się z widma tych wydarzeń i poczuć utraconą lekkość i spokój, poza tym dała mi siłę i wiarę, której potrzebowałam.
Zdecydowanie nie jest to pozycja dla każdego, specyfika tej książki i jej tematyki może być dla kogoś oczyszczeniem a dla kogoś innego powrotem najgorszych koszmarów, dlatego tak ważne są trigger warnings (które załączyłam wyżej<3). Mimo to zawdzięczam tej książce wszystko i wiem, że pomoże wielu ludziom, dając im siłę, którą myśleli, że utracili bezpowrotnie.
cheyannets's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
ellaneedsleep's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
thepetitepunk's review against another edition
5.0
Truly at a loss at how to describe my experience of reading The Mirror Season. Admittedly, I had no plans of reading it because I was under the impression that this was a fantasy novel (it's not--it's contemporary fiction magical realism). I'm glad I just couldn't resist the pretty colors of the cover because...well, this was a journey.
The Mirror Season takes everything I love and appreciate in fiction works and compresses it all into one beautifully angry novel. Although this is a story about sexual assault, at its core, it is about everything I could have hoped for and more. Sexual assault, yes, but also anger, autonomy, truth, healing, love, race, sexuality, friendship, and family. This book looks you in the eye, grabs you by the shoulders, and says, Hear me. I exist. And I deserve to be believed.
There is such a wonderful mix of rage and tenderness. You will be built up and broken down again into tiny little shards.
Beautiful. All of it. Theme, writing, characters, metaphors, development--even the cover, which drew me in. 5 shining, sad stars from me.
***
new favorite book. rtc, after i collect myself.
The Mirror Season takes everything I love and appreciate in fiction works and compresses it all into one beautifully angry novel. Although this is a story about sexual assault, at its core, it is about everything I could have hoped for and more. Sexual assault, yes, but also anger, autonomy, truth, healing, love, race, sexuality, friendship, and family. This book looks you in the eye, grabs you by the shoulders, and says, Hear me. I exist. And I deserve to be believed.
There is such a wonderful mix of rage and tenderness. You will be built up and broken down again into tiny little shards.
Beautiful. All of it. Theme, writing, characters, metaphors, development--even the cover, which drew me in. 5 shining, sad stars from me.
***
new favorite book. rtc, after i collect myself.
emmagrace's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
so much potential but the plot was so unnecessarily convoluted. a simpler book would have been more impactful