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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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louiepotterbook's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

What keeps me from giving it 5 stars is that I fear the author did not intend what I got out of it

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applesodaperson's review

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dark funny inspiring slow-paced

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

4.5

In general, I enjoy reading the book before watching the movie adaptation, because then I am able to form my own mental images and character appearances without that outside influence. But I am so glad I didn't do that for this book/movie. Because holy cow the movie is absolutely gorgeous. Like the aesthetic and vibes are so ethereal and borer on retro steampunk futurism, and omg the costumes are breathtaking. And so I could never have come up with something that beautiful on my own, so I am glad it was already in my head while reading this book.
Overall, the book was fairly similar to the movie. I did not really like that the book was mostly from McCandless's perspective. Bella is the main characters, and it should be formatted that way in order to showcase that. She really is just such an awesome character.
I also liked the illustrations a lot. They were just kind of fun and quirky.
One thing that I did not like about this book was the part at the end where there is a letter from Bella, where

she accuses McCandless of just lying and making the entire thing up. Which holy cow I feel like this was so not needed. It feels like it undermines everything that the story talked about, and takes so much power away from Bella. But then the thing about her brain being a different age from her body at the end bring in some even more unnecessary confusion. It should have just been clear that what happened actually happened.

But overall I loved this book!
Read borrowed copy from Hannah.

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a_violentfemme's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I can't help but compare this to movie (and of course this why I picked up rhe book in the first place). The format was not what I expected and surprised me. I loved the way Bella's early ways of speaking were written and I loved the pace, it really helps form her character. Her "education", as it transpires in the book is also very interesting from the British empire to women's health, all felt realistic and of the time period it is set.
However, I was not crazy about the ending- I thought i was going to hate it (but am very glad for the last page).

Usually I am of the strong opnion that "the book is better than the adaption" but actually the film adds so much to this narrative it's made me enjoy it even more. The costuming for example added so much to Bella's character and overall the vibe of the film is a perfect take on the novel.

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