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307's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.25
Will be a play at the Stratford Festival in 2024.
slc54hiwi's review against another edition
5.0
My favorite of the Manawaka trilogy. Morag's life isn't much like mine but I sure do identify with her character. Her strength & stubbornness combined with her capacities for love & hurt make the story very real for me.
ekmsmith's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
smemmott's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.0
novelesque_life's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 STARS
"The culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence's celebrated Manawaka cycle, The Diviners is an epic novel.
This is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process & putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right & relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world; and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers." (From Amazon)
I love this series and the last book was a perfect ending to the Manawaka people. I recommend this to everyone especially those that love Canadian fiction.
"The culmination and completion of Margaret Laurence's celebrated Manawaka cycle, The Diviners is an epic novel.
This is the powerful story of an independent woman who refuses to abandon her search for love. For Morag Gunn, growing up in a small Canadian prairie town is a toughening process & putting distance between herself and a world that wanted no part of her. But in time, the aloneness that had once been forced upon her becomes a precious right & relinquished only in her overwhelming need for love. Again and again, Morag is forced to test her strength against the world; and finally achieves the life she had determined would be hers." (From Amazon)
I love this series and the last book was a perfect ending to the Manawaka people. I recommend this to everyone especially those that love Canadian fiction.
soleil_soleil's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Holy cow. Glad that's over, it was hard to get through and even harder to discuss and do assignments on!