Reviews

Dshamilja: Erzählung by Čingiz Ajtmatov

stoleyourfoodinthelibrary's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.25

lxa_fxn's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

piperoj's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoy everything Aitmatov writes. If anyone has any suggestions for more Central Asian literature, I would love to read more. I have read sections of Manas and really enjoy it as well.

benjamin_harnden's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

bookynooknook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

07holditchm's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book is written in beautiful but restrained language. It has that feeling of a naive / innocent narrator who can observe the beauty of the world around them without being florid. I found this book to be almost perfect.

My only complaint is the last part felt to quick, suddenly the seasons changed and Jamilia and Daniyar had eloped, I would have liked to feel a bit more build up in the autumn too

rodica_b's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

5.0

jon288's review against another edition

3.0

Not bad. A bit heavy handed at points, but fun to read a book set among the nomadic steppe people of Kyrgyzstan, and written by someone that knows the life intimately

literary_hazelnut's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.75

khdijah's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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