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Rosewater by Liv Little

8 reviews

mayab56's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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dynamicdevon's review

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I liked a lot of this book. The dry, steam of consciousness style was compelling. Recognized myself in the white folks who just don't get it. This is why it's important for (white folks especially) to read diversely. I enjoyed the supporting characters, Nan and Maggie; the queer elders I wish we all had.

My biggest issue was Elsie's complete and total lack of any ability to communicate whatsoever. When the plot would come to a raging halt if everyone just sat down and had a good DTR (define the relationship), the rest of the book loses verve. I get that it's young people and all, but even after her friend tells her to be honest, it goes nowhere. That being said, it is a pretty accurate depiction of young queer love where the people involved have no idea what they're doing.

Also, where did the poetry go? I feel like the second half would have been stronger if the poems had kept appearing. 

While it seems a lot of people didn't like the ending, I thought it fit with the book. There's a lot of tough shit going on in life and ending the book while that tough shit is going on seemed apropos to me. 
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the_lesbrarian's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

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mo_za11's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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alyxinthestars's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

2.5

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shector1's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.25

 
I received this book as an arc from Netgalley.

This book follows Elsie being evicted from her apartment. She moves in with her best friend and the book continues from there. This book is a clear example of finding love where it has always been. It explores family and the relationships Elise has. Also, Elsie deals with self-sabotage and how it can develop within herself. This book shows how life can be messy and how people constantly adapt to their circumstances. It was just interesting to see where this book would go. I think I would check out the audiobook because there are Elsie's poems and I want to hear how they would be performed. I really appreciated the Guyanese dialect and the descriptions of food were just amazing. I feel like my review does not fully capture my feelings about the book but I would recommend this to a specific group of people. 
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