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brittn's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
baker75's review against another edition
5.0
Last read this as an undergraduate in 1995 - it's as elegiac and unflinching as I remember. All the characters are beautifully drawn but it's the chilly and damaged Brooke Skelton who stays with you. Throughly recommended.
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Classism, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Colonisation, Abortion, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Racism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Suicide, War, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Vomit, and Addiction
Minor: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault
redchickadee's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
tonitrap's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
emjay2021's review against another edition
5.0
This novel blew me away. Somehow I managed to get through Canadian high school and university English lit classes without ever reading any Margaret Laurence, except for one of her children's novels (Jason's Quest--a great kids' book!). Then we decided to read The Diviners for my book club. For some reason I thought this book might feel stuffy, stilted, or dated, but it never did. Yes, it is definitely of its time--society's intense disapproval of unconventional women like Morag, for example--but the characters are dynamic and surprisingly modern. The story is by turns humorous, serious, and touching. I loved it.
laurengayle4's review against another edition
5.0
im just like in a really emotional state rn and maybe this is an emotional five stars but whatever i teared up AGAIN in public reading the end and jules
weyburn13's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0