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novelideea's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Adultery is a part of this story, but it is not sexualized on page.
helenairui's review against another edition
3.0
Es bonito, ka udea de ver una historia de amor a través de u a tercera persona qie esta enamorada de ambos me ha parecido interesante y la escena culmen de ellos canta do obviamente me ha comovido y que sean la musa del narrador me ha gustado pero el libro se siente meh no hace nada mal pero tampoco destaca nada
paulinskiii's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
adrionmacaron's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
saralaoui's review against another edition
emotional
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
lauraroseapostrophe's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
sydsnot71's review against another edition
5.0
This is a short book, 96 pages. But, like J L Carr's 'A Month in the Country', it manages to pack into its pages ideas and emotions that other books take hundreds of pages to reveal. Written in 1958 by Aitmatov, it is a book set in Kyrgyzstan, which was Aitmatov's home and the land is as much of a character as any human in it.
This is a love story. Not just a love story about two people falling in love, but of love for one's homeland, for one's family and for art. I don't want to say too much about the plot, because there is one particular moment in the book that you don't want spoiled.
It is translated by James Riordan. I can't tell you whether it reflects the original, but it feels 'right' to me and that's all you can ask. The book flows with such deceptive simplicity that you don't realise that you been taken out into some deep places.
This is a love story. Not just a love story about two people falling in love, but of love for one's homeland, for one's family and for art. I don't want to say too much about the plot, because there is one particular moment in the book that you don't want spoiled.
It is translated by James Riordan. I can't tell you whether it reflects the original, but it feels 'right' to me and that's all you can ask. The book flows with such deceptive simplicity that you don't realise that you been taken out into some deep places.
laticsexile's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
A simple tale beautifully told. The landscape is as much the star as the characters in it.
masha_fet's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
godelewa's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: War
Minor: Injury/Injury detail