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challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual violence
Gut-wrenching. Every now and then, a sentence comes along and knocks you out with its poetry. Intelligent, emphatic lesson in the complexities of contemporary colonialism and the terrible inevitibilty of a monstrous modernity.
Biggest issue is with narrative structure; often any suspense is neutered by some questionable choices for the temporal sequence of plot-events
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
So wunderbar. Trotz des Settings im sowjetischen Kirgistan des 2ten Weltkriegs berührt die Geschichte die eigenen Kindheitserinnerungen, archetypischen Emotionen und Sehnsüchte. Ein Traum.
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was skeptical, but became convinced. It is painfully relatable, presents beautifully written observations and very steamy at times. The book's contents of everyday life and interpersonal relationships could quickly become meaningless, but Rooney managed to make one care. The biggest issue is with the characters; their backstories and motivations remain slightly underexplored and inaccessible, caused by the detached, observational perspective of the narration. This is an issue for a novel about 4 people and their relations
adventurous
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Ein wirklich frostigen Buch, bei dem man mitfiebert. Eine originelle Erzählweise gespickt mit historischen Schriften. Sehr zu empfehlen
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sog. moderner dt. Klassiker. Einerseits ein wehleidiges, belangloses Geplapper voller Selbstmitleid über Probleme einer vergangenen Zeit. Andererseits doch so poetisch geschrieben, dass man es kaum aus der Hand legen kann und in einem Rutsch lesen will.
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Ein Meisterwerk und besonders schöner Eintrag in Primo Levis Gesamtwerk.
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Könnte es einfach nicht beenden, weil es so zäh war - obwohl ich die Materie liebe! Plot, Szenerie und Charaktere versinken im Morast postmoderner Sprachspielchen, die wirklich einfach keinen emotionalen Eindruck hinterlassen.
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful language wrapping streams of consciousness, that are tough to appreciate by non-native English readers and the less linguistically-inclined. Endless reflections by fictional rich people on the little things of everyday life and human relationships in the interwar period - only that those are astutely boring. The novel satirises the bougie, pompous life of wealthy London, but I failed to discover a subversive element for myself.
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced