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mikenyby's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
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
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
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