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redvelvetpenguins's review against another edition
1.0
Super pretentious for the most obvious "twist" in history
natreadsss's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Self harm
figbash's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
3.0
It started feeling like a contemporary story of estranged sisters. Almost poetry-esk. Quickly turned into a mystery-thriller. Slow burn.
colleenc126's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-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
4.25
jessica_esme's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
lisalima's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Death
thebobsphere's review against another edition
3.0
After reading Daisy Johnson’s rather wonderful Everything Under . I declared myself a fan and decided I would read anything published with her name on it (I’ve read Fen as well). Sisters is her latest novel. The sisters of the title are September and July. September is the older one by ten months and is dominant sibling. In fact July, who narrates most of the book is more a lackey to September’s sometimes unreasonable demands. Nonetheless there is a strong bond. After an incident between some school bullies (we are given bits and pieces of this), the girls, and their mother move to their deceased father’s childhood home in Yorkshire : A creaky, creepy structure infused with many memories surrounded by an equally harsh and cruel environment. As both September and July start venturing out to meet people, their problems increase and July finds herself cast in a situation that’s more uncomfortable than the ones that September has put her in. I have tried to keep things short and superficial as Sisters moves in an unpredictable way. At the same time the book is essentially a psychological horror novel in the vein of Shirley Jackson. What I mean is that the reader will not be scared but there is a high creep factor which builds up to a good pay off. I liked it but I did feel there could have bit more.
nicoco29's review against another edition
1.0
No me gustó el estilo de escritura que consistía en oración corta tras oración corta llena de adjetivos. Era asfixiante y no el el buen sentido, porque no parecía intencional sino más bien falto de edición. Creo qué es lo que más me detuvo de disfrutar la novela. La historia tampoco me enganchó, a medida que avanzaba me daba cuenta del potencial de las ideas, pero lo mal que estaban ejecutadas. En los mejores momentos llegaba a las 3 estrellas, pero los malos eran bastante malos, olvidable y cliché. Apenas hubo momentos de tensión, se destacaban los datos enmarañados en adjetivos, y una narrativa confusa sin pay off. Podría decir que el libro no fue para mi, pero lo cierto es que no sé para quién puede ser, no podría recomendarselo a nadie. Considero que es una lectura intrascendente que como mucho la gente va a salir pensando "meh" u"ok, estuvo bien" y la va a olvidar al mes.