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El dios de los bosques by Liz Moore

68 reviews

maestro_cerrotorcido's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is not the type of thing I would normally read, but I am glad I did. At some point in the book, I was kind of getting tired of all the time changes and it didn't feel like the story was progressing, but once I got to about 70%, I couldn't put the book down.

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krandelzhofer's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Not sure necessarily why it says it's set in the 1960s and 1970s-maybe to set the stage for gender roles and available technology. It was a compelling read, but I wasn't blown away by it.

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reagan0755's review against another edition

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.25

I thought this was a really well written story -  I could see readers who loved Where the Crawdads Sing really enjoying this one for some reason I can’t quite place. I really did enjoy the story line although I wasn’t attached to any character. I am a known hater of multiple POVs and fair warning if you are similar: there is a LOT of POV and timeline jumping in this one. But the author is clearly talented and I appreciate when an author can make/help me visual the moments I’m reading 

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audgiereads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good mystery spanning decades and following multiple perspectives. 

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happyunicorn7's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75


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ashrad's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes
I liked it and would recommend. The end went off the rails a little bit, but not enough for me to be mad about it. Definitely some parts where you might need to suspend disbelief. I enjoyed it while I was reading it, but I don't know if this is a book that the details will stick with me if someone were to ask me questions about it. I listened to the audiobook for the first 75% and once I got my hands on a physical copy, it made the story a bit easier to follow since there were so many timelines and character perspectives that switched throughout the story. 

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xandiecat's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Decent book, but it does get unnecessarily overwhelming with the amount of characters, perspective shifts, and time shifts, which muddles the story. Otherwise, a good read.

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kbone's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Not normally into mysteries but I really liked this one, although it was in a way quite sad. Told from many different perspectives, maybe one too many haha. The author did a good job of jumping time constantly while still keeping us in the plot. 

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shesflippinpages's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5


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percab3ths's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Where do I start?

Going into this book, I had no idea what the plot was. Characters, setting, relationships. I went in completely blind. All I know was that this book was set at a summer camp, surrounded by the mystery of one family with generations long problems. That is ALL I knew.

I came across this book thanks to a YouTube video by one of my favorite book channels to watch. It was on her ‘honorable mentions’ list of 2024, the book she opened the video with actually, and I was immediately taken by the way she’d described it.

I’m still processing what I’ve read. Maybe I’ll be able to articulate my words better when the shock of reading this absolute masterpiece wears off. 

From the characters (Louise, Bear and Tracy my beloved, you deserve the world), to the INSANELY clever plot; everything was so thought out—The Van Laar family history, the character backgrounds, the setting that provided so much mystery and intrigue, you had absolutely zero idea what you were getting yourself into walking into those woods—The way that NO CHARACTER was useless, every person named provided a crucial piece of information. 

We need more Liz Moores in the world. And god forgive me that I hadn’t picked this book up  sooner.

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