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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
I think it is important to read things outside your comfort zone once in a while and this certainly filled the bill for me. Learning how disconcerting being refugee needs to be reinforced on a regular basis in order for us who live mild day to day lives to understand what our fellow human beings go through day after day. And it's a great story too.
This isn't a bad book, but I was bored by it. The dual timelines were hard for me to follow. I think this is probably a great and informative book, but I don't have the time to dedicate to it. I also saw it lauded as having "beautiful writing," and the writing style wasn't doing it for me.
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The Map of Salt and Stars is sad, but warm and hopeful. The writing is livid and colorful, and I am always impressed when an author can accomplish that in the voice of a young character. This is one of the best books I read this year.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence, War
Minor: Cancer, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Beautiful prose, truly some of the loveliest I've read in a hot minute, but I just don't have the attention span for something this slow right now. Hoping to come back to this later one day! But if I don't, ah... life.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced