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Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead
by Olga Tokarczuk
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm really loving all of these quirky reads I'm discovering during my current translated fiction run and this one is no exception.
Janina Duszejko, our older woman protagonist, who loves animals and astrology and lives in a remote Polish village where grisly things start happening, was such a great narrator. The translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones was fantastic also — especially as translation is itself a key theme in this book.
If you're looking for a dark, intriguing, unconventional thriller, pick this one up for sure!
Janina Duszejko, our older woman protagonist, who loves animals and astrology and lives in a remote Polish village where grisly things start happening, was such a great narrator. The translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones was fantastic also — especially as translation is itself a key theme in this book.
If you're looking for a dark, intriguing, unconventional thriller, pick this one up for sure!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood