Reviews

Dshamilja: Erzählung by Čingiz Ajtmatov

kowariii's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

oliviacarmen's review against another edition

relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

magratajostiernos's review against another edition

4.0

Es un libro tan breve que quizás no vaya a permanecer en mi memoria durante demasiado tiempo pero a pesar de eso disfruté de cada página, el autor tiene una habilidad especial para contar esta historia de amor tan bonita..
Lo que más me gustó fue el uso de las costumbres y el folclore del país, el autor logra que nos adentremos en la vida en una aldea en Kirguistán en los años 40, las penurias y dureza del trabajo se ven suavizadas por la mirada nostálgica del narrador (que recuerda su infancia) y por el carismático carácter de Yamilia, siempre alegre y con una personalidad arrolladora.
Es de esos libros pequeños, costumbristas y hermosos, que disfrutas tanto por su historia como por cómo se cuenta. Muy recomendable.

daisiesbloom's review against another edition

4.0

My favourite Kyrgyz author who actually takes you away and creates a whole new world. Suddenly you can picture yourself on our steppe, the stars in the sky, the smell of fire and the wind playing with wheat...

Jamilia is about love, loyalty, attachment, pureness, our traditions and how you have to go against them when you have found the one. One of the best.

danielwagn3r's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

papiro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: War

krislarsc's review against another edition

3.0

Well, not quite the most beautiful love story in the world, but still definitely worth a read. I'd give it a 3.5 if I had the option. If this is a book of love, it is the love one feels for one's homeland. In that sense, it reminded me a bit of Mehmed, My Hawk which I am also currently reading...

ajkhn's review against another edition

5.0

WW2-era Kyrgyzstan is a pretty interesting place. With all the healthy men at the front, the farm work is done by the wives and the younger brothers. The story is told from a younger brother's perspective of a trip taken with his sister-in-law. The landscape is the true protagonist; rural Kyrgyzstan is a beauty to behold.

It's a short story, and it can be found online, for free, pretty easily. I read it in a there-back ride on the metro. You should, too.

homieloverfriendx's review against another edition

3.0

Ganz okay - eine kurze Liebesgeschichte. Ich glaube, ich habe mich nicht in das Buch verliebt, weil ich keinerlei persönlichen Bezug zum Buch hatte.