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Dinner at the Center of the Earth by Nathan Englander

ninadabit's review against another edition

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

3.5

rlinnyc's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

adamvolle's review against another edition

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3.0

Englander is too good to fall flat on his face. Still, the troubled birth of his second novel is very much in evidence.

nicoleme1212's review against another edition

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Aimless writing

tlb1024's review against another edition

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2.0

Disappointed! questionable politics and questionable writing imo

davidjeri60's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.75

gpg's review against another edition

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Love stories, historical drama, spies. A rich novel.

dblelk13's review

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adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I strongly suggest reading this book. Also, I would never have probably found this book if it hadn't been for The StoryGraph too! Strongly suggest using that website because it does a great job of tracking the books you have read and liked and making recommendations based on those ratings.
But back to this book, I was extremely impressed with the historical relevance and the research the author did because even though this is a book of non fiction, it does a remarkable job of retelling major historical events. I have now fallen down the rabbit hole of researching this period and the key players from it. Strongly recommend! 

nielsabeth's review

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

pennydaniels's review against another edition

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5.0

Amazing book. But so accurately depicted to lead to frustration as this conflict will never find an end.