Reviews

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris

logolepsy_e's review against another edition

4.0

E' che le storie della Harris riescono sempre a incantarti.
In questo caso è la storia di Boise e della sua famiglia; una madre opprimente che non regala mai un gesto di tenerezza, due fratelli che crescono più in fretta di lei e presto finiscono per escluderla dalle loro vite di "adulti", degli incontri nati per gioco ma che hanno una natura del tutto diversa, della caccia a un luccio particolare e anche della guerra. E poi della Boise del presente, una Boise più vecchia, più saggia (o forse no?) e così simile al ricordo d'infanzia di sua madre...
In questa storia si intrecciano tante cose: amore, odio, guerra, paure, speranze. Tutti i pensieri di Boise, raccontati con il tono fresco e semplice di una bambina che però sembra troppo cresciuta. Il suo presente difficile, influenzato dalla sua infanzia rovinata dall'arrivo della guerra in quel paese così tranquillo, giunta a creare scompiglio e a portare astio tra persone che altrimenti avrebbero vissuto in pace e armonia...
Forse questo è uno dei migliori romanzi di Joanne che ho letto. Nonostante la lunghezza, tiene incollati alle pagine e non si vorrebbe mai posare.

booksmithscientist's review

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

mkmcd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

cookewitch's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

This was only an ‘alright’ for me, for large parts of it I was just bored.

Glad to get to the end, which is a shame 🤔

📖🍊📖

goodin10tions's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

3.5

arenitadeplaya's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

lnbrittain's review against another edition

5.0

Great book!

enchantingreads's review against another edition

4.0

This was an interesting book. I will say that I did have a hard time getting into this book. However, once I did I thought the book was good. 

maplegrey's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

meme_too2's review against another edition

5.0

This was a wonderful book. It was a recipe book that brought everyone back together again. Because my mother is French, I imagined this was my family. And it is the first book where I have seen the Matriarch called Meme, which is what I called my grandmother and my grandchildren now call me.